UPDATE 7-Musk takes stand in OpenAI fraud trial

Elon Musk took the stand on Tuesday at a high-stakes ‌trial over the future of OpenAI as jurors consider Musk's fraud ‌lawsuit against the artificial intelligence company and co-founder Sam Altman.

Musk, the world's richest person, is suing OpenAI, its Chief Executive Altman and its President Greg Brockman, ⁠saying they betrayed ​him and ⁠the public by abandoning the ChatGPT maker's mission to be a benevolent steward of ⁠AI for humanity, and transforming the nonprofit into a profit-seeking juggernaut. “If we ​make it okay to loot a charity, the entire foundation of ⁠charitable giving in America will be destroyed. That’s my concern,” Musk said in initial ⁠remarks.

Bill ​Savitt, a lawyer for OpenAI and Altman, said it was Musk who saw dollar signs as he helped finance OpenAI's ⁠early growth and pushed it to become a for-profit business, one he might ⁠eventually lead ⁠as CEO.