CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman gestures in the courthouse during a recess of the trial in Elon Musk’s lawsuit over OpenAI for-profit conversion at a federal courthouse in Oakland, California, U.S., April 29, 2026. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Elon Musk on Wednesday accused a lawyer for Sam Altman of trying to trick him during a tense cross-examination at a high-stakes trial over Musk’s lawsuit alleging OpenAI ditched its mission to build artificial intelligence for the public good. William Savitt, a lawyer for OpenAI, told Musk his questions about the tax benefits Musk reaped by donating $38 million to OpenAI were simple, and that Musk’s responses should be as well. “Your questions are not simple. They’re designed to trick me,” Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, told a nine-person jury in Oakland, California, federal court. Published – April 30, 2026 11:33 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Shivadhar Reddy signs off as Telangana DGP, reflects on working conditions in 1970s-80s At TheySee , a new restaurant in Hyderabad, Indian comfort food gets a contemporary twist