Huge fitness facility with affordable pads to replace Downtown NYC blight “All these witnesses say the same thing,” Eddy said. “No one made a commitment to Mr. Musk. He does not have a charitable trust to enforce.” Musk — who donated $38 million to OpenAI years before launching his own high-profile artificial intelligence project, xAI — is seeking about $150 billion in damages and a court order unwinding OpenAI’s for-profit status. Eddy argued there were no conditions on Musk’s charitable contributions in OpenAI’s early years and circled back to a key episode in both the firm’s history and the trial — Altman’s days-long ouster from the organization in 2023. The majority of OpenAI’s employees signed a letter demanding his reinstatement at the time, Eddy said. Musk is seeking $150 billion in damages and an order that OpenAI unwind its for-profit plans. AP The closing arguments capped three weeks of proceedings that captivated Silicon Valley and beyond and featured some of the biggest names in tech. Along with Altman, Brockman and Musk, the trial featured testimony from Musk advisor and romantic partner Shivon Zillis, OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Molo gave jurors a trip down memory lane, reminding them that when he asked Altman point blank if he was “completely trustworthy,” the techie gave halting, seemingly unsure answers. Altman answered at the time that he “believed so,” before saying he wanted to “amend” his answer to “yes.” “Who answers questions that way?” Molo said Thursday. He told the jury that Altman’s trustworthiness was directly tied to the case, saying, “If you cannot trust him, they cannot win.” Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. Thanks for signing up!