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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Testifies in Elon Musk Lawsuit Against OpenAI
Satya Nadella took the stand Monday in the high-profile trial pitting him against Elon Musk. The Microsoft chief executive is testifying in the lawsuit Musk filed against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman. CNBC's Kate Rooney reported on the latest developments during the 'Money Movers' segment.
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella took the stand Monday in the trial stemming from Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman.
The case, filed in federal court, centers on allegations that OpenAI departed from the nonprofit mission and governance structure established at its founding. Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015 as a nonprofit organization committed to developing artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity rather than for profit.
According to the lawsuit, OpenAI’s original founding documents and agreements specified that the organization would remain a nonprofit and would not pursue commercial interests that conflicted with its stated mission of safe and broadly beneficial artificial intelligence. Musk left the organization in 2018.
Microsoft has invested billions of dollars in OpenAI since the companies entered a partnership. Nadella’s testimony is expected to address the nature of Microsoft’s agreements with OpenAI and the company’s understanding of OpenAI’s obligations under its founding agreements.
The trial has placed the internal agreements and decision-making processes of OpenAI and its major corporate partner under judicial review. No statements from Nadella’s testimony were detailed in contemporaneous reporting from CNBC or The Wall Street Journal.
