"Musk has accused Altman and OpenAI president Greg Brockman of a breach of charitable trust and unjust enrichment. He objects to OpenAI's decision to open a for-profit arm in 2019, three years before it debuted the software ChatGPT which ignited the commercial AI market. OpenAI says Musk is suing to give his own AI startup, xAI, a leg-up."
"The 61-year-old federal judge, who originally hails from southern Texas, is known for her no-nonsense approach in the courtroom. 'I think it's a function of the fact that she's now so experienced nothing's going to faze her,' Michael Rhodes, a retired lawyer and former partner at Cooley LLP, where Gonzalez Rogers was once also a partner, told the BBC."
"During his testimony last week, Musk tried at one point to play the part of his own legal counsel, accusing OpenAI's lawyer William Savitt of asking him leading questions. Gonzalez Rogers quickly shut him down. 'That's not how it works,' she interjected. Unlike a lawyer conducting direct examination of their own client, Savitt was allowed to lead, she instructed Musk."
Elon Musk, co-founder of OpenAI, filed a $150 billion lawsuit against the company and CEO Sam Altman, alleging breach of charitable trust and unjust enrichment. Musk left OpenAI in 2018 following a power struggle and objects to the company's 2019 decision to establish a for-profit arm, which preceded ChatGPT's commercial success. OpenAI counters that Musk is suing to benefit his own AI startup, xAI. The case is being heard by US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, a 61-year-old federal judge from Texas known for her no-nonsense courtroom approach. During testimony, Musk attempted to question opposing counsel's legal tactics, but Judge Gonzalez Rogers firmly corrected him, reminding him he is not a lawyer.
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