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Claim, counter-claim and tech's seedy side exposed: Five things we learned in the Musk-Altman trial It is the legal showdown that has pitted two of the biggest names in tech, Elon Musk and Sam Altman, against each other.

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Claim, counter-claim and tech's seedy side exposed: Five things we learned in the Musk-Altman trial It is the legal showdown that has pitted two of the biggest names in tech, Elon Musk and Sam Altman, against each other.

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At stake is the future of one of the world's most valuable start-ups, ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, along with the reputations of Altman - the company's boss - and Musk, the man he … Related storyboards

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: Nat Friedman, a former CEO of GitHub.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://flipboard.com/topic/news/claim-counter-claim-and-tech-s-seedy-side-expos…

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Claim 1: “Nat Friedman, a former CEO of GitHub”
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Multiple sources, including CNBC and Flipboard, identify Nat Friedman as a former CEO of GitHub.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — He brought in former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman along with business partner Daniel Gross, who was previously the CEO of AI startup Safe Superintelligence, which Ilya Sutskever co-founded in 2024 after le…
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/28/meta-muse-spark-has-promise-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Nat Friedman, a former CEO of GitHub
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/the-mayor-s-video-ken-griff…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Nat Friedman, a former CEO of GitHub
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/oil-prices-jump-after-trump…
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Claim 2: “Altman - the company's boss”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that Sam Altman has been the CEO of OpenAI since 2019.
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web search NEUTRAL — Your Login.gov account does not affect or have any information about your System for Award Management (SAM) account, application, status, membership, or eligibility.
https://login.gov/help/specific-agencies/sam/
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web search NEUTRAL — GSA recently released a new Federal Assistance Listings API (Application Program Interface) to SAM.gov. Users can use the API to access and consume assistance listings data in bulk.
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Claim 3: “Anthropic's Claude Mythos is an AI that's so good at finding security flaws, the company opted not to release it publicly”
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Three independent sources (RawPickAI, Ceowire, and another news report) confirm that Anthropic created a model called Claude Mythos for finding security flaws and opted not to release it publicly due to safety concerns.
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic has chosen not to release it publicly because of safety concerns related to its cybersecurity capabilities. Is Claude Mythos available to the public?
https://rawpickai.com/blog/claude-mythos-explained-anthropic…
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic built an AI model so good at finding security flaws that they refused to release it to the public. To understand why that matters, it helps to know how hacking actually works.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/beginners-in-ai_anthropic-bui…
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview found thousands of zero-day exploits in every major OS and browser. Why this AI cybersecurity model won't be released.
https://ceowire.co/ai/anthropic-claude-mythos-preview-projec…
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Claim 4: “legal showdown that has pitted two of the biggest names in tech, Elon Musk and Sam Altman, against each other”
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Multiple independent sources (The Atlantic, The Guardian, and another news report) confirm that Elon Musk is suing Sam Altman and OpenAI.
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web search NEUTRAL — Elon Musk and Sam Altman are two of the most influential people in Silicon Valley, if not the world.Musk is suing Altman and OpenAI, among others, demanding legal and financial remedies that would eff…
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/04/openai-trial-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Elon Musk has accused Sam Altman of betraying the founding agreement of the non-profit they started together, OpenAI, by changing it to a for-profit enterprise.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/27/elon-musk…
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web search NEUTRAL — The bitter feud between Elon Musk and OpenAI boss Sam Altman has raged for years, but has mostly played out online in the form of accusations, counter-accusations and jibes. Musk was at it again on Mo…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn8dedv8w8xo
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Claim 5: “Zakir Khan... recently visited the San Francisco home [of Sam Altman]”
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The provided web search results confirm Sam Altman has a home in San Francisco, but none of the results mention a person named Zakir Khan visiting that home.
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web search NEUTRAL — Samuel Harris Altman (born April 22, 1985) is an American entrepreneur who has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of the artificial intelligence company OpenAI since 2019.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Altman
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web search NEUTRAL — Sam Altman’s San Francisco home is a masterpiece of modern luxury design combined with classic elements. The 9,500-square-foot estate features two turn-of-the-century residences that have been extensi…
https://thisolderhouse.com/sam-altman-house/
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web search NEUTRAL — The home of Sam Altman is seen from Chestnut Street in San Francisco on 10 April 2026. Photograph: Lea Suzuki/AP. OpenAI, best known for making the popular ChatGPT chatbot, confirmed the incident in a…
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/10/sam-altma…
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Claim 6: “Mira Murati... former CTO of OpenAI”
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The search results for 'Mira Murati' returned information about fertility trackers and K-Pop characters, but no evidence regarding her role as CTO of OpenAI.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 6, 2026 · Here's everything you need to know about Mira, the black sheep choreographer, lead dancer, and visual of K-pop girl group trio HUNTR/X. Learn about her most memorable and viral moments a…
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Claim 7: “ChatGPT-maker OpenAI”
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Four independent cross-references (Deutsche Welle, NBC Washington, and CNBC twice) explicitly state that OpenAI is the creator of ChatGPT.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, was founded as a nonprofit in 2015 by several entrepreneurs, including Musk and Altman.
https://www.dw.com/en/sam-altman-trial-openai-elon-musk/a-77…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The lawsuit centers around Musk’s claims that OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has strayed from its original mission as a nonprofit research center.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/mi…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Its single largest bet was a $30 billion check for ChatGPT creator and longtime partner OpenAI
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/09/nvidia-embraces-ai-investor-…
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Claim 8: “Friedman uses OpenClaw, an autonomous AI agent that runs on his computer”
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While the claim appears multiple times in the evidence, all instances originate from the same source (Flipboard). No other independent organization corroborates this.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Friedman uses OpenClaw, an autonomous AI agent that runs on his computer
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/oil-prices-jump-after-trump…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Friedman uses OpenClaw, an autonomous AI agent that runs on his computer
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/oil-prices-jump-after-trump…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Friedman uses OpenClaw, an autonomous AI agent that runs on his computer
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/the-mayor-s-video-ken-griff…
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Claim 9: “A lawyer for tech billionaire Elon Musk apologized to jurors on Thursday for his client’s absence from the courtroom... as closing statements began in Musk’s lawsuit against artificial intelligence startup OpenAI”
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Three independent web search results confirm that closing arguments in Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI began on a Thursday and that the trial is currently active.
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web search NEUTRAL — Closing arguments began on Thursday in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI, bringing the weeks-long courtroom battle between the two tech moguls nearer to a decision.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/14/sam-altma…
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web search NEUTRAL — © AFP/File. Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI presented closing arguments Thursday in a blockbuster trial where the verdict could hobble ChatGPT's parent company in the breakneck race for AI supremacy.
https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/closing-arguments-in-blockbu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Musk invested $38m in OpenAI’s early years. “Sam Altman’s credibility is directly at issue in this case,” Molo said. The lawsuit also accuses Microsoft, which invested $1bn in OpenAI in 2019 and anoth…
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/5/14/closing-argument…
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