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For three weeks, all eyes were on a salacious courtroom drama unfolding in Oakland, California. The Musk v. Altman trial had everything you’d expect from a favorite soap opera: Backstabbing? Check! Secret diary entries? Check! Pleading text messages? Check! And two billionaire buddies turned rivals duking it out over who did or did not steal a charity. Morgan and KQED’s Rachael Myrow explore the trial highlights, outcome and the big question: what was it all for?
Guest:
- Rachael Myrow, senior editor, Silicon Valley News Desk at KQED
Further Reading/Listening:
- Federal Court Rules Against Elon Musk in His Bitter Feud With Sam Altman — Katie DeBenedetti and Rachael Myrow, KQED
- Everyone at the Musk v. Altman Trial Is Using Fancy Butt Cushions — Paresh Dave, WIRED
- Musk v. Altman proved that AI is led by the wrong people — Hayden Field, The Verge
- Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted? — Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker
- Advice for 2026 commencement speakers: Don’t bring up AI — Jude Joffe-Block and Michelle Aslam, NPR
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