OpenAI’s lawyer managed to get him to make several concessions over his own lawyer’s objections.
He also lost a fight to keep xAI’s safety record off the table, calling his reputation as a supposed AI savior defending OpenAI’s mission into question.
He repeatedly appeared dishonest, as OpenAI’s lawyer showed documents contradicting his testimony.
He appeared disingenuous when confronted with calling OpenAI’s safety team “jackasses.”
He appeared disingenuous again when admitting that he didn’t know what “safety cards” are, even though his own AI firm issues them.
Perhaps most embarrassing, he testified that he never loses his temper before raising his voice at OpenAI’s lawyer.
Finally, his lawyers failed to keep his ties to Donald Trump off the record, with the judge agreeing to hear discussions that might further discredit Musk’s testimony.
Ars Technica: Elon Musk’s 7 biggest stumbles on the stand at OpenAI trial #linkpost
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