OpenAI's Profit Model Faces Scrutiny in AGI Safety Trial

The conclusion of testimony in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman moves beyond personality clashes to fundamentally challenge the corporate structure of the AI industry's leading entity. This legal battle is not merely a contractual dispute but a referendum on whether a mission to build safe Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) for humanity can coexist with the immense capital demands of a for-profit enterprise. It exposes the core ideological schism that began with OpenAI's 2019 pivot to a