Why Sam Altman and his former hero Elon Musk are taking their toxic feud to court
The battle between the AI big hitters has largely played out on social media. Now it is coming to the courtroom.
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"Musk and Altman are so big, so larger than life, and so unrelatable."
— Sarah Federman , Academic
Key People
Elon Musk is the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla.
Greg Brockman is the president of OpenAI.
Chief executive officer of OpenAI.
Sarah Federman is a professor at the University of San Diego who specializes in conflict resolution.
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The battle between the AI big hitters has largely played out on social media. Now it is coming to the courtroom.
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