{"slug": "roundtables-inside-the-musk-v-altman-trial", "title": "Roundtables: Inside the Musk v. Altman Trial", "summary": "Elon Musk lost his lawsuit against OpenAI, where he accused CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman of deceiving him about the company's non-profit status. The article promotes a subscriber-only roundtable discussion featuring MIT Technology Review reporter Michelle Kim and editor in chief Mat Honan, who analyze the trial's behind-the-scenes details and its implications for the AI race. The session was recorded on May 19, 2026, and is available exclusively for MIT Alumni and subscribers.", "body_md": "Roundtables: Inside the Musk v. Altman Trial\nWatch subscriber-only discussion going behind the scenes of the trial and the implications for the AI race.\nAvailable only for MIT Alumni and subscribers.\nListen to the session or watch below\nElon Musk lost his suit against OpenAI, in which he alleged CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman had deceived him over the company’s non-profit status.\nWatch as AI reporter and attorney Michelle Kim, who covered the trial for MIT Technology Review, joins in conversation with editor in chief Mat Honan to go behind the scenes of the trial and the implications for the AI race.\nSpeakers: Mat Honan, Editor in Chief, and Michelle Kim, AI Reporter\nRecorded on May 19, 2026\nRelated Stories:\n- Elon Musk and Sam Altman are going to court over OpenAI’s future\n- Musk v. Altman week 1: Elon Musk says he was duped, warns AI could kill us all, and admits that xAI distills OpenAI’s models\n- Musk v. Altman week 2: OpenAI fires back, and Shivon Zilis reveals that Musk tried to poach Sam Altman\n- Musk v. Altman week 3: Musk and Altman traded blows over each other’s credibility. Now the jury will pick a side.\n- Here’s why Elon Musk lost his suit against OpenAI <\nKeep Reading\nMost Popular\nOpenAI is throwing everything into building a fully automated researcher\nAn exclusive conversation with OpenAI’s chief scientist, Jakub Pachocki, about his firm's new grand challenge and the future of AI.\nA woman’s uterus has been kept alive outside the body for the first time\nThe team behind the feat plan to study uterine disorders and the early stages of pregnancy—and potentially grow a human fetus.\nWant to understand the current state of AI? Check out these charts.\nAccording to Stanford’s 2026 AI Index, AI is sprinting, and we’re struggling to keep up.\nInside the stealthy startup that pitched brainless human clones\nStay connected\nGet the latest updates from\nMIT Technology Review\nDiscover special offers, top stories, upcoming events, and more.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/roundtables-inside-the-musk-v-altman-trial", "canonical_source": "https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/19/1137454/roundtables-inside-the-musk-v-altman-trial/", "published_at": "2026-05-19 20:15:18+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-19 21:38:11.331850+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "policy-regulation", "startups", "venture-capital"], "entities": ["Elon Musk", "OpenAI", "Sam Altman", "Greg Brockman", "Michelle Kim", "Mat Honan", "MIT Technology Review", "xAI"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/roundtables-inside-the-musk-v-altman-trial", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/roundtables-inside-the-musk-v-altman-trial.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/roundtables-inside-the-musk-v-altman-trial.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/roundtables-inside-the-musk-v-altman-trial.jsonld"}}