Musk’s attorney apologizes for his absence at closing remarks

Key Points:

• Elon Musk's lawyer apologized to jurors for Musk's absence from the courtroom during closing statements in the lawsuit against OpenAI, explaining Musk was on an official state visit to China despite the judge's warning he was not excused from testimony.
• The lawsuit centers on Musk's claim that OpenAI betrayed its nonprofit origins by creating a for-profit arm to fund its research, while OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman argue the nonprofit foundation still controls the organization and Musk agreed to the structure.
• Musk testified for three days but has not returned since April 30, whereas Altman remained present in court for closing statements; Musk is also scheduled to speak at a conference in Israel during jury deliberations.
• Musk’s lawyer accused Altman and OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman of dishonesty and profiting excessively from OpenAI, while OpenAI’s lawyer countered that Musk wanted to control OpenAI as a for-profit company and delayed too long to file the lawsuit, invoking the statute of limitations defense.
• The trial highlighted conflicting narratives about Musk’s intentions and credibility, with OpenAI asserting Musk's claims are contradicted by witnesses and documents, and Musk’s side portraying Altman as untrustworthy.