Musk says basis of charitable giving at stake in OpenAI lawsuit

Molo said that Musk had become more involved in AI as the technology advanced rapidly, growing concerned that "the government was not stepping up" to regulate it. Musk's concerns increased, he added, after a 2015 meeting with then-President Barack Obama. His client, he said, had always believed that AI "wasn't a vehicle for people to get rich".He went on to describe Musk's involvement in OpenAI, to which he had donated $38m (£28m) over several years, while it was operating at a non-profit."Without Elon Musk, there would be no OpenAI. Pure and simple," said Molo.Getty ImagesPunching bags with the faces of Musk and Altman seen outside of courtMusk objects to OpenAI's decision to open a commercial arm in 2018, years before it debuted the software ChatGPT, kicking off the commercial AI market.In his opening arguments, Molo said that OpenAI CEO Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman "stole a charity". Musk is asking for billions of dollars in what his lawyers call "wrongful gains" that he wants used to fund OpenAI's non-profit arm, and he wants to see a shake-up at the company including the ousting of Altman.