Daily Briefing: Musk Calls Himself 'a Fool' — Then Asks for $150 Billion

Elon Musk testified under oath in Oakland that he co-founded OpenAI to prevent a 'Terminator outcome' and called himself 'a fool' for funding the nonprofit without equity. His $150 billion lawsuit advances a novel 'charity looting' theory — that OpenAI's conversion from nonprofit to for-profit constitutes misappropriation of donor funds. The case could set precedent for how any mission-driven AI organization handles commercialization, with implications for Anthropic, research labs, and the broader landscape of AI governance structures.

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Musk v. Altman trial begins in Oakland with allegations of charity looting —  ...