In court, Elon Musk accuses OpenAI of trying to 'have your cake and eat it, too'

Elon Musk testified on his second day in court in the lawsuit he filed against OpenAI, alleging the company departed from its original charitable nonprofit mission in favor of commercial interests. NPR reports Musk's core accusation that OpenAI has tried to "have your cake and eat it, too"—implying the company wants both nonprofit protections and for-profit gains. Corroborating coverage from Reuters, the New York Times, and CNBC confirms Musk's central claims: he founded OpenAI as a nonprofit in 2015 to counter Google's AI dominance, and he alleges leadership has since prioritized commercialization over the charitable mission. The reporting from these major outlets is consistently factual and sourced to Musk's courtroom testimony, though the description provided in the metadata lacks specifics on other testimony, company responses, or detailed evidence presented during the proceedings—watch for continuing coverage of the company's defense arguments and any rulings on Musk's requested remedies, including Sam Altman's potential ouster.