Musk and Altman face off in trial that will determine OpenAI's future

Elon Musk and Sam Altman's courtroom showdown will determine OpenAI's fate, with the core question being whether the company remains a nonprofit mission or fully pivots to a for-profit juggernaut. The trial hinges on a disputed 2015 founding agreement, with Musk seeking to enforce a non-profit structure that would cap investor returns at 100x their initial stake. This legal battle draws a sharper contrast than the less formal rivalry between other tech founders, as it directly threatens OpenAI's recently announced partnership reshuffling.