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Elon Musk gets testy on the stand: ‘I thought I had started a nonprofit with OpenAI but they stole it’ | Flipboard

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What to know about Elon Musk gets testy on the stand: ‘I thought I had started a nonprofit with OpenAI but they stole it’

The article summarizes coverage of Elon Musk's testimony in a contentious trial regarding OpenAI. It notes that Musk sparred with OpenAI's attorney, William Savitt, using his own emails and texts to argue the lawsuit is a competitive grievance. The text also includes related storyboards and links to other AI-related articles, such as one discussing the comparison between ChatGPT and Claude.

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What happened

Elon Musk gets testy on the stand: ‘I thought I had started a nonprofit with OpenAI but they stole it’ Elon Musk on Thursday sparred with an attorney for OpenAI during his third day of testimony in the contentious trial over the company’s pivot from … Fortune…

Why it matters

The stakes turn on whether readers accept that Elon Musk faced a contentious cross-examination on Thursday, asserting he was assured by OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman that the artificial …. That point shapes the political meaning of the story.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Elon Musk faced a contentious cross-examination on Thursday, asserting he was assured by OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman that the artificial ….

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

The article summarizes coverage of Elon Musk's testimony in a contentious trial regarding OpenAI. It notes that Musk sparred with OpenAI's attorney, William Savitt, using his own emails and texts to argue the lawsuit is a competitive grievance. The text also includes related storyboards and links to other AI-related articles, such as one discussing the comparison between ChatGPT and Claude.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Elon Musk faced a contentious cross-examination on Thursday, asserting he was assured by OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman that the artificial …”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general web search results defining the day 'Thursday' and are completely irrelevant to the claim about Elon Musk and Sam Altman's assurances regarding AI. No evidence confirms that Sam Altman assured Musk about the AI plan on a Thursday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 13, 2023 · Thursday is the fourth day of the week in many cultures, following Wednesday and preceding Friday. The name “Thursday” is derived from the Old English word “Þunresdæg,” which means “Tho…
https://www.havefunwithhistory.com/facts-about-thursday/
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web search NEUTRAL — Thursday Thursday is the day of the week between Wednesday and Friday. According to the ISO 8601 international standard, it is the fourth day of the week. [1] In countries which adopt the "Sunday-firs…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday
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web search NEUTRAL — Thursday is the fourth day of the week between Wednesday and Friday, and is named after Thor, the hammer-wielding Norse god of thunder.
https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/days/thursday.html
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Claim 2: “Elon Musk called himself “a fool” for funding OpenAI, accused its …”
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Multiple independent sources, including a cross-reference (RT News), web search results (AOL, RT World News, Fox Business), confirm that Elon Musk called himself a 'fool' for funding OpenAI and accused the company of straying from its original nonprofit mission.
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web search NEUTRAL — Elon Musk alleges that OpenAI reneged on a promise to operate as a nonprofit dedicated to human progress.
https://www.aol.com/articles/elon-musk-tells-court-fool-2237…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tech billionaire Elon Musk has charged that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman “stole a charity” and called himself a “fool” for funding the company, claiming that the ChatGPT maker had strayed from its original n…
https://www.rt.com/news/639301-musk-openai-trial/
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web search NEUTRAL — Elon Musk said he felt like a "fool" for backing OpenAI, accusing Sam Altman of abandoning the nonprofit's original mission in favor of a profit-driven model.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-news-tech/elon-musk-says-he-…
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Claim 3: “The tense day three of Musk v. Altman saw OpenAI’s lead attorney William Savitt use Musk’s own emails, pledge shortfalls, and Shivon Zilis texts to argue the lawsuit is a competitive grievance dressed as a charitable principle.”
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Two separate web search results confirm that on day three of the Musk v. Altman trial, William Savitt, OpenAI's lead attorney, used Musk's emails, pledge shortfalls, and Shivon Zilis texts to argue that the lawsuit was a competitive grievance.
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web search NEUTRAL — The tense day three of Musk v. Altman saw OpenAI’s lead attorney William Savitt use Musk’s own emails, pledge shortfalls, and Shivon Zilis texts to argue the lawsuit is a competitive grievance dressed…
https://thenextweb.com/news/musk-openai-trial-cross-examinat…
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web search NEUTRAL — The tense day three of Musk v. Altman saw OpenAI’s lead attorney William Savitt use Musk’s own emails, pledge shortfalls, and Shivon Zilis texts to argue the lawsuit is a…Elon Musk called himself “a f…
https://technewstube.com/the-next-web/1827911/musk-calls-him…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mr. Musk left OpenAI less than three years after he founded the lab with Mr. Altman. Now, they don’t exactly like each other.Elon Musk has taken the stand, and OpenAI’s lead counsel, William Savitt, i…
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/30/technology/openai-tr…
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Claim 4: “Elon Musk gets testy on the stand: ‘I thought I had started a nonprofit with OpenAI but they stole it’”
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Multiple web search results from different news outlets (Fortune, NPR, general updates) independently report Musk's statement that he believed he started a nonprofit with OpenAI, but that OpenAI stole it, and that this was the basis of the lawsuit.
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web search NEUTRAL — "I thought I had started a nonprofit with OpenAI but they stole it," Musk replied, adding that this is "the entire basis of this lawsuit."Musk said he received reassurances that OpenAI would remain no…
https://abc7news.com/live-updates/elon-musk-sam-altman-live-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Elon Musk testifies against OpenAI, seeking Sam Altman's ouster. On Tuesday, Musk's lead attorney had argued that the nonprofit had been stolen, despite promises to Musk that OpenAI would remain true …
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5803833/elon-musk-testi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Savitt then asked why Musk hasn’t started a nonprofit himself, eight years after he left OpenAI. “I thought I had started a nonprofit with OpenAI but they stole it,” Musk replied, adding that this is …
https://fortune.com/2026/05/01/elon-musk-gets-testy-on-the-s…
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Claim 5: “On Thursday, he took the …”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general web search results about Elon University and the concept of 'Thursday' (which is irrelevant to the claim). No evidence confirms that Elon Musk testified on a specific Thursday during a trial against OpenAI.
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web search NEUTRAL — Experiential learning, outstanding teaching & mentoring, and an excellent four-year graduation rate make Elon a top-100 National University.
https://www.elon.edu/
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web search NEUTRAL — Academics are different at Elon. Learning happens not just in the classroom, but around the world through rigorous, immersive experiences that prepare students to conquer the challenges of the real wo…
https://www.elon.edu/u/nav-academics/
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web search NEUTRAL — Elon University empowers students to be engaged learners, informed leaders and global citizens. Elon faculty are champions of even the most ambitious dreams, connecting the dots between knowledge and …
https://www.elon.edu/u/nav-admissions/
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