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Musk VS. Altman

Was The Promise to Benefit Humanity Broken?

This case is bigger than a billionaire feud

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Shimon Waldfogel
May 04, 2026
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If OpenAI Broke a Public Promise, the Public Should Help Shape the Repair

If OpenAI was built on a promise to “benefit humanity,” and a court later finds that promise was broken, the remedy should not be another insider deal. It should be public repair. That is why the trial between Elon Musk and Sam Altman matters far beyond two famous men. The case now…

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