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Tuesday, 19 May 2026, at 8:00 pm

Musk vs Altman - a big fight in tech

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A big fight happened in Silicon Valley between two important people, Elon Musk and Sam Altman.

Elon Musk is the richest person, and Sam Altman is known for his work in AI.

For three weeks, lawyers for Musk and Altman fought in court about the future of AI.

People in Silicon Valley watched this fight closely. It was very important for OpenAI.

Sam Altman and Elon Musk have a history. Musk helped start OpenAI in 2015.

Musk left OpenAI in 2018, before it became a big AI company with ChatGPT.

A professor says Musk thought OpenAI would always be a non-profit, but that changed.

The fight was about whether OpenAI changed from helping people to making money.

The jury decided the lawsuit was started too late, so they didn't decide who was right or wrong.

Musk's lawyer said they think OpenAI did something wrong, but the jury didn't get to decide.

The jury didn't hear all the important parts of the case, like who was lying or who stole from a charity.

Not surprisingly, Musk responded to the verdict on his social media platform.

Musk said the judge and jury didn't really decide the case, just a technical part.

Altman has been the face of AI for years, saying it can help and hurt people.

Altman thinks AI can be very important, like the printing press, but we have to work together.

Musk and Altman used to work together but now they fight in public.

Musk calls Altman 'Scam Altman', saying he lies easily.

Altman feels sorry for Musk, thinking he's not a happy person.

Now that Musk's lawsuit is over, OpenAI wants to raise more money.

The amounts of money at stake are very big, possibly over a trillion dollars.

OpenAI might have one of the biggest public listings ever, but they need to do it quickly.

Neither Musk nor Altman looks good in this fight, and that's a problem for this important technology.

This technology is being developed by a small group of very rich people, which might not be fair.

A US court ruled against Musk's $200 billion claim on a technicality.

Musk says he will appeal the decision.

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