Elon Musk grilled on AI profits at OpenAI trial
![“The worst-case situation would be that AI kills us all, I suppose,” Musk declared with a smile [File]](https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/58t4kj/article70930726.ece/alternates/LANDSCAPE_1200/2026-05-01T090154Z_1536438967_RC2RZKAWDWGS_RTRMADP_3_MUSK-OPENAI-COURT-TAKEAWAYS.JPG "“The worst-case situation would be that AI kills us all, I suppose,” Musk declared with a smile [File]")
“The worst-case situation would be that AI kills us all, I suppose,” Musk declared with a smile [File]
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Elon Musk sparred with lawyers for a third day Thursday at his California trial against OpenAI, struggling to explain why his own for-profit AI empire differs from the one he is trying to take down.
“Few answers are going to be complete, especially when you cut me off all the time,” the visibly irritated multibillionaire said as he resumed his duel Thursday morning with the defence attorney for OpenAI.
Published – May 02, 2026 09:36 am IST
