CEO of OpenAI, sued by Florida over ChatGPT safety risks and by Elon Musk over the company's nonprofit-to-for-profit conversion.
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… 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. …
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… The IPO filing comes just days after Musk lost a high-profile legal battle against rival AI company OpenAI and its boss, Sam Altman. …
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… 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. …
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… The verdict followed 11 days of testimony and arguments, during which Musk’s and Altman’s credibility came under repeated attack. …
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Elon Musk tried to take control of OpenAI, even suggesting it could pass to his children when he dies, Sam Altman said on Tuesday. …
Elon Musk said control of OpenAI should go to his children, Sam Altman tells juryJoy Online
… Zilis said the confidentiality agreement with Musk is why she did not disclose to OpenAI’s chief executive, Sam Altman, that the twins she gave birth to in 2021 were fathered by Musk. …
Former OpenAI board member says Elon Musk offered her sperm donationsJoy Online
… Brockman’s testimony comes during the second week of a month-long trial between Musk and OpenAI’s key founder and chief executive, Sam Altman. …
‘I thought he was going to hit me’ OpenAI co-founder says of MuskJoy Online
A trial pitting two founders of OpenAI, Sam Altman and Elon Musk, against each other has opened in California, with the sides presenting duelling narratives about the company’s history and obligations to consumers. …
Musk says basis of charitable giving at stake in OpenAI lawsuitOpenAI 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 →
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 →