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Liz Lopatto

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259 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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The Vergecast
Musk and Altman go to court

Right.

The Vergecast
Musk and Altman go to court

And then on top of that, anything that comes out about Sam Altman that maybe discredits him means that there may be agitation for him to step down again.

The Vergecast
Musk and Altman go to court

And that, again, potentially really puts the company adrift.

The Vergecast
Musk and Altman go to court

Yeah.

The Vergecast
Musk and Altman go to court

Basically, any sort of negative information that comes out in this trial about OpenAI or Sam Altman lets him kneecap a competitor.

The Vergecast
Musk and Altman go to court

But just the trial, the fact of the trial itself is enough, again, because it is expensive and it is kind of a way of wasting time for these people who he's like, I guess, really angry at.

The Vergecast
Musk and Altman go to court

And if you look at what he's asking for, he isn't just asking for money, which he's been like, oh, we should donate all of that to the OpenAI Foundation.

The Vergecast
Musk and Altman go to court

It's not for me.

The Vergecast
Musk and Altman go to court

I'm only asking for money because otherwise they're not going to let me run this case.

The Vergecast
Musk and Altman go to court

And I don't totally believe that, but whatever.

The Vergecast
Musk and Altman go to court

But the other remedies he's asking for are ones that I was told he is unlikely to get.

The Vergecast
Musk and Altman go to court

But he wants Sam Altman to step down and I think be banned from running companies for a while.

The Vergecast
Musk and Altman go to court

So there is just, you know, a real sort of vindictive streak.

The Vergecast
Musk and Altman go to court

And like the other thing that's worth knowing is that this is one of four lawsuits that Musk has filed against OpenAI.

The Vergecast
Musk and Altman go to court

And it's also this guy loves filing lawsuits.

The Vergecast
Musk and Altman go to court

It's it's it's lawfare.

The Vergecast
Musk and Altman go to court

It's because he has so much money and he knows that most of his opponents don't have as much money as he does.

The Vergecast
Musk and Altman go to court

And it's just a way of inflicting pain.

The Vergecast
Musk and Altman go to court

And that's all it is.

The Vergecast
Musk and Altman go to court

So, you know, like the fact that like the lawyers on this case are not, you know, people who are knowledgeable about, you know, laws around charities or.