What's at stake in the Elon Musk-Sam Altman trial

The trial is scheduled to run for four weeks, with a cast of prominent tech executives set to take the stand.

Add NBC News to Google Jury selection begins in Elon Musk's trial against OpenAI's Sam Altman 04:43 Get more news on Share Add NBC News to Google April 26, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT By David Ingram SAN FRANCISCO — It’s a trial so unusual, not even artificial intelligence could make it up. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Jury selection begins Monday in a federal courtroom in Oakland, California, in a civil trial that features one tech billionaire, Elon Musk, suing another, Sam Altman. The case is one part business dispute and one part

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