Elon Musk Spent Three Days on the Stand Saying OpenAI Stole a Charity. Then He Admitted His Own AI Company Used OpenAI’s Models. Week One of the Trial That Could Reshape AI.

OAKLAND, May 4, 2026 — The Case in One Paragraph Elon Musk helped found OpenAI in 2015 as a nonprofit committed to developing artificial intelligence safely for the benefit of humanity. He donated approximately $38 million. He left the board…










