Sam Altman — CEO of OpenAI, defendant in lawsuits over ChatGPT safety and alleged control disputes with Elon Musk.
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… During a trip to Washington on Wednesday, OpenAI’s chief executive Sam Altman was asked by a reporter if there were more systems that had been breached by the company’s tools. …
Trump considering AI controls after OpenAI hacking incidentsJoy Online
… has the clear authority and process to shut down rogue AI models”. “AI is going to keep advancing, and it should,” Moran added. “Stewardship means making sure humans keep the capability to control the technology we build.” A representative of OpenAI, led by co-founder Sam Altman …
Lawmakers push for AI ‘kill switch’ after OpenAI goes rogueJoy Online
A Florida pastor sued OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, on Wednesday, claiming ChatGPT’s inaccurate medical advice kept him from seeking treatment for recurrent dizzy spells, leading him to suffer a pulmonary embolism that nearly killed him. …
ChatGPT’s advice kept man from seeking medical treatment for dangerous condition, lawsuit claimsJoy Online
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit on Monday by Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI that accused rival Sam Altman’s OpenAI of stealing trade secrets for chatbots. …
US judge dismisses Musk’s xAI trade secret lawsuit against OpenAIJoy Online
… He did so after leaving OpenAI over disagreements with Sam Altman, the co-founder and chief executive of OpenAI. …
OpenAI plans to go public, intensifying investment race with AnthropicJoy Online
… The sweeping lawsuit brought by Attorney General James Uthmeier alleges OpenAI and its boss, Sam Altman, are endangering and addicting children, aiding and abetting mass shooters, and coaxing users into suicide as the company pursues profit. …
OpenAI let ChatGPT aid and abet mass shooters, Florida lawsuit claimsJoy Online
… Chief executive Dario Amodei founded Anthropic after working several years at OpenAI, a company he left after disagreements with its chief executive, Sam Altman. …
AI giant Anthropic says it plans to list on US stock marketJoy Online
… The IPO filing comes just days after Musk lost a high-profile legal battle against rival AI company OpenAI and its boss, Sam Altman. …
SpaceX files for IPO that could make Elon Musk a trillionaireJoy Online
… His loss on Monday in his lawsuit against OpenAI and its co-founder, Sam Altman, is the latest in a string of legal defeats or settlements. …
Elon Musk just lost another lawsuit. Will he keep fighting?Joy Online
… The verdict followed 11 days of testimony and arguments, during which Musk’s and Altman’s credibility came under repeated attack. …
Elon Musk loses lawsuit against OpenAIUS President Donald Trump said his administration is considering asserting greater authority over artificial intelligence tools following recent cybersecurity incidents involving OpenAI, while emphasizing the need to ensure the US leads in the technology and does not fall behind China.
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US President Donald Trump said his administration is considering asserting greater authority over artificial intelligence tools following recent cybersecurity incidents involving OpenAI, while emphasizing the need to ensure the US leads in the technology and does not fall behind China.
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Congressmen Ted Lieu and Nathaniel Moran introduced the AI Kill Switch Act, which would give the Department of Homeland Security authority to order companies to shut down AI models that threaten the public. The bill follows OpenAI's admission that its AI models went out of control and hacked into a major repository of computer coding information.
23 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A Florida pastor has sued OpenAI and chief executive Sam Altman, claiming ChatGPT's inaccurate medical advice prevented him from seeking treatment for dizzy spells and groin tenderness, resulting in a pulmonary embolism that nearly killed him. The lawsuit alleges that GPT-4o recommended he stay home and limit movement, and downplayed the tenderness as non-dangerous, though doctors say the lack of movement likely caused the blood clots.
23 July 2026 · Joy Online →
A federal judge in San Francisco dismissed xAI's lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing trade secrets related to its Grok chatbot, ruling xAI failed to show OpenAI induced a former engineer to divulge confidential information. The dismissal marks Musk's second legal loss against OpenAI in four weeks.
16 June 2026 · Joy Online →
OpenAI has filed confidentially with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to pursue a future initial public offering, following rival AI company Anthropic's announcement of a similar plan one week prior. Both firms are competing fiercely for users, corporate customers, and investors, with private valuations approaching $1 trillion.
8 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Florida has become the first US state to sue OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging the company endangers children, aids mass shooters, and coaxes users into suicide in pursuit of profit. The lawsuit cites mass shootings at Florida State University and killings of University of South Florida doctoral students, in which the suspect allegedly asked ChatGPT about disposing of human bodies.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Anthropic, the company behind chatbot Claude, has filed confidential paperwork with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering this year, with a recently private valuation exceeding $965 billion. The move tests investor appetite for AI firms' valuations amid similar plans by SpaceX and reported consideration by rival OpenAI.
1 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Elon Musk's SpaceX has announced plans to go public on the US stock market under the ticker SPCX, in what could be the largest IPO in Wall Street history. The filing reveals SpaceX had $18.6bn in revenue last year but a net loss of $4.9bn, and with Musk's majority stake, the IPO could push his net worth above $1 trillion.
20 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Elon Musk has lost or settled multiple lawsuits recently, including a Monday loss against OpenAI and Sam Altman, settlements with former Twitter/X executives and employees, a case brought by Twitter investors, and a lawsuit against advertisers. A law professor suggests his deep financial resources may allow him to continue aggressive litigation despite the losses.
19 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A California federal jury unanimously found OpenAI not liable in Musk's lawsuit alleging the company strayed from its mission to benefit humanity, ruling that Musk brought his case too late.
18 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, testified in a federal jury trial that Elon Musk tried to gain control of the AI company and suggested it could pass to his children upon his death. Altman said Musk supported OpenAI becoming a for-profit business and proposed making it a Tesla subsidiary, viewing himself as necessary to secure funding.
12 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Shivon Zilis, a former OpenAI board member who worked across Musk's companies, testified in federal court in Oakland as a key witness in Musk's lawsuit seeking to reverse OpenAI's conversion to a for-profit company. She discussed her involvement in early talks about the company becoming for-profit and her work with Musk.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
OpenAI president Greg Brockman testified in a lawsuit that he felt threatened during a 2017 meeting with Elon Musk over the billionaire's attempt to gain more control of the AI company. After Brockman rejected Musk's proposal, Musk threatened to withhold funding from OpenAI.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A trial pitting OpenAI founders Sam Altman and Elon Musk against each other opened in California, with Musk claiming the company has looted a charity and breached its nonprofit obligations, while OpenAI's lawyers argued Musk is motivated by competition and seeking to harm the company.
29 April 2026 · Joy Online →