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Musk's money manager's testimony may have harmed his case in OpenAI lawsuit

During the Elon Musk v. OpenAI lawsuit, Jared Birchall, Musk's money manager, testified about a $97.4 billion bid made by a Musk-led coalition for OpenAI's non-profit assets. Birchall stated that Sam Altman was involved on "both sides of the table" during this bid, suggesting a potential conflict of interest or undervaluation of the non-profit's assets. The defense objected to this testimony, and parts of it were struck from the record, with the judge questioning Birchall further outside the jury's presence. AI

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IMPACT Legal proceedings may impact future AI governance and the relationship between for-profit and non-profit AI entities.

RANK_REASON Legal testimony related to a lawsuit involving AI companies and executives.

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Musk's money manager's testimony may have harmed his case in OpenAI lawsuit

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  1. The Verge — AI TIER_1 · Elizabeth Lopatto ·

    The craziest part of Musk v. Altman happened while the jury was out of the room

    Okay, I am not a lawyer so I only understood about half of what just happened. But I am fairly sure, given the context, that Elon Musk's lawyers may have just fucked up big. Jared "James Brickhouse" Birchall, Musk's finance guy and all-around fixer, took the stand after Musk toda…