Elon Musk and Sam Altman are two of the most influential people in Silicon Valley, if not the world. Between the two of them, Musk and Altman run technology companies worth many trillions of dollars that promise to reshape civilization. But this morning, both sat under fluorescent lights in a courthouse in downtown Oakland, suffering through all manner of technical glitches as their respective attorneys kicked off the long-awaited trial in Musk v. Altman. As Steven Molo, a lawyer for Musk, began his opening argument, confused looks swept the courtroom. 'We can't hear you,' Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said. Someone fixed his microphone. Later, as Molo began to call into question Altman's integrity, his microphone cut out again, and his presentation disappeared from screens in the room. ('We are funded by the federal government,' Gonzalez Rogers joked. 'The judiciary is happy to take more funds.') Musk is suing Altman and OpenAI, among others, demanding legal and financial remedies...
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