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Ronan Farrow on Sam Altman’s “unconstrained” relationship with the truth

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The head of OpenAI has a reputation for deception. The New Yorker’s Ronan Farrow on why that matters. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Today on Decoder, I’m talking with Ronan Farrow, one of the biggest stars of investigative reporting working today. He broke the Harvey Weinstein story, among many, many others. And just last week, he and co-author Andrew Marantz published an incredible deep-dive feature in The New Yorker about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, his trustworthiness, and the rise of OpenAI itself. One note before we go any further here —The New Yorker published that story and Ronan and I had this conversation before we knew the full extent of the attacks on Altman’s home, so you won’t hear us talk about that directly. But just to say it: I think violence of any kind is unacceptable,

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May 1, 2026·MashableT2 · Outlet report
OpenAI explains why ChatGPT suddenly loved goblins

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is currently embroiled in some courtroom drama, but the engineers back at the OpenAI lab just solved a minor drama (really a comedy) with ChatGPT. OpenAI published a lengthy, detailed report on its website about…

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May 1, 2026·MashableT2 · Outlet reportLATEST
OpenAI explains why ChatGPT suddenly loved goblins

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is currently embroiled in some courtroom drama, but the engineers back at the OpenAI lab just solved a minor drama (really a comedy) with ChatGPT. OpenAI published a lengthy, detailed report on its…

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May 1, 2026·CNNT2 · Outlet report
A subplot of the Musk-Altman trial: Which billionaires deserve the keys to the God machine? | CNN Business

A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Elon Musk finally shared an opinion that a lot of people can agree on: Microsoft should not…

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Apr 30, 2026·Ars TechnicaT2 · Outlet report
Elon Musk's 7 biggest stumbles on the stand at OpenAI trial

Elon Musk spent three days testifying as the first witness in his trial against OpenAI. Elon Musk seems tired and cranky. On Thursday, he took the stand for the third day in a four-week trial stemming from his lawsuit…

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Apr 30, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet report
The jurors have been seated.

All of the updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s battle over OpenAI Elon Musk is on the stand, to continue the cross-examination from yesterday. If you’ve read Musk depositions or heard previous crosses, this kind of…

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Apr 30, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet report
Musk has just entered the courtroom.

All of the updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s battle over OpenAI We are still dealing with the pretrial motions about the boundaries on safety questions. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email…

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Apr 30, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet report
Good morning!

All of the updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s battle over OpenAI YGR has just sat down on the bench. Jury’s not here yet, so we are dealing with some motions and issues. Posts from this author will be added to your…

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Apr 29, 2026·CNNT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Takeaways from day 1 of the Elon Musk and Sam Altman trial | CNN Business

Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, the leaders of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, sat in an Oakland, California courtroom on Tuesday as former collaborator and one-time mentor Elon Musk testified that the pair conspired to try to…

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Apr 28, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet report
Now that OpenAI’s Microsoft exclusivity is over, it has a new deal with Amazon and AWS.

The day after opening up its relationship with Microsoft and Azure, OpenAI announced an expanded deal with Amazon that brings its latest AI models, Codex, and other tools to AWS. Ben Thompson interviewed OpenAI CEO Sam…

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Apr 28, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet report
That’s a wrap!

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Apr 28, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet report
Elon Musk tells the jury that all he wants to do is save humanity

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Apr 28, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet report
Sam Altman left during a break, but Elon Musk’s lawyer didn’t notice.

All of the updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s battle over OpenAI Molo went to gesture to Altman to ask if, as he sat there today, safety was important to him. But Altman, who was here for the opening arguments,…

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Apr 28, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet report
Musk claims he has time for SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink, and the Boring Company because he works a lot.

All of the updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s battle over OpenAI “I work 80 to 100 hours a week,” Musk says. He says he doesn’t take vacations, own vacation homes, or own a yacht. He also spends an awful lot of…

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Apr 28, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
Neuralink’s long-term goal is... AI?

All of the updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s battle over OpenAI Elon Musk says from the stand that Neuralink’s “long-term goal is AI safety in the sense that if we can closely tie the human world to AI... if…

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Apr 28, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet report
Elon Musk, looking funereal in a black suit with a black tie, says “it’s not okay to steal a charity.”

All of the updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s battle over OpenAI He claims that if the jury finds in favor of Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, OpenAI, and Microsoft, “it will become precedent and give precedent to…

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Apr 28, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet report
Elon Musk takes the stand in high-profile trial against OpenAI

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Apr 28, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet report
We are back from a break.

All of the updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s battle over OpenAI Sam Altman did not return, but our first witness has been called: Elon Musk. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your…

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Apr 27, 2026·GizmodoT2 · Outlet report
Jury Selection Signals the Start of Elon Musk and OpenAI's Blockbuster Court Battle

A long-awaited trial between Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s OpenAI began in a federal court in Oakland, California on Monday morning. In 2024, Musk, a major early investor and co-founder of OpenAI, sued OpenAI, its CEO Sam…

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Apr 27, 2026·MashableT2 · Outlet report
Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman: What to know as OpenAI trial opens

Here's the weather forecast for the next few weeks inside the federal courthouse in Oakland, Calif. — cloudy with a chance of tech world tea spillage. Jury selection began Monday in Musk v. Altman, the Elon Musk-Sam…

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Apr 27, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet reportKEY MOMENT
We have a jury.

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Apr 27, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
Elon Musk and Sam Altman face off in court over OpenAI’s founding mission

Musk’s lawsuit accuses Altman of fraud, while OpenAI says that Musk is ‘motivated by jealousy’ A trial between two of Silicon Valley’s biggest tycoons kicked off on Monday in California, the culmination of a…

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Apr 27, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet report
Apparently things are exciting outside.

All of the updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s battle over OpenAI While the lawyers ask questions of prospective jurors, apparently there are Happenings outside the courtroom. Posts from this author will be added to…

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Apr 27, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet report
The Elon Musk vs. OpenAI trial starts today.

All of the updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s battle over OpenAI I’m in the courtroom — and jury selection will begin shortly. Sam Altman is here, but I haven’t seen Elon Musk. Posts from this author will be added…

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Apr 26, 2026·The GuardianT2 · Outlet report
Musk and Altman’s bitter feud over OpenAI to be laid bare in court

Tesla chief believes Altman broke company’s founding agreement – and legal battle promises to be explosive The bitter rivalry between two of the tech world’s most powerful men arrives in court this week, as Elon…

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Apr 25, 2026·Fox NewsT2 · Outlet report
Extra: The Ethics of AI--Futurist Jamie Metzl on the Future of Work and Morality

This past week, futurist and bestselling author Jamie Metzl joined Jessica Rosenthal on the FOX News Rundown to discuss the latest advancements in AI, as well as where the technology’s rapid growth collides with ethics…

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Apr 16, 2026·The VergeT2 · Outlet reportOPENING
Ronan Farrow on Sam Altman’s “unconstrained” relationship with the truth

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T2 · Outlet reportMashableMay 1, 2026

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is currently embroiled in some courtroom drama, but the engineers back at the OpenAI lab just solved a minor drama (really a comedy) with ChatGPT. OpenAI published a lengthy, detailed report on its website about…

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T2 · Outlet reportCNNMay 1, 2026

A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Elon Musk finally shared an opinion that a lot of people can agree on: Microsoft should not control the future of AI.…

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T2 · Outlet reportArs TechnicaApr 30, 2026

Elon Musk spent three days testifying as the first witness in his trial against OpenAI. Elon Musk seems tired and cranky. On Thursday, he took the stand for the third day in a four-week trial stemming from his lawsuit alleging that OpenAI…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe VergeApr 30, 2026

All of the updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s battle over OpenAI Elon Musk is on the stand, to continue the cross-examination from yesterday. If you’ve read Musk depositions or heard previous crosses, this kind of arguing and…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe VergeApr 30, 2026

All of the updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s battle over OpenAI We are still dealing with the pretrial motions about the boundaries on safety questions. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe VergeApr 30, 2026

All of the updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s battle over OpenAI YGR has just sat down on the bench. Jury’s not here yet, so we are dealing with some motions and issues. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest…

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