Roundtables: Inside the Musk v. Altman Trial

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Elon Musk lost his suit against OpenAI, in which he alleged CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman had deceived him over the company’s non-profit status.

Watch as AI reporter and attorney Michelle Kim, who covered the trial for MIT Technology Review, joins in conversation with editor in chief Mat Honan to go behind the scenes of the trial and the implications for the AI race.

Speakers: Mat Honan, Editor in Chief, and Michelle Kim, AI Reporter

Recorded on May 19, 2026

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