Two massive ones Tech’s most influential billionaires, Sam Altman and Elon Musk, will come face to face in a long-awaited trial starting on April 27. Musk v. Altman, the judge advised by the jury will ultimately determine whether OpenAI has strayed from its founding mission to ensure humanity benefits from artificial general intelligence, and the ruling could impact how the world’s leading AI developer controls and distributes its technology. For now, more information about the trial period can be found here.
On the panel
On May 8, a panel of WIRED experts will answer questions live on this significant issue.
- Zoë Schiffer: WIRED’s director of business and industry, who oversees business coverage and Silicon Valley.
- Maxwell Zeff: WIRED’s senior artificial intelligence writer. He writes a weekly magazine Model behavior a newsletter focusing on the people, communities and companies behind the AI scene in Silicon Valley.
- Paresh Dave: Senior writer at WIRED covering the inner workings of Massive Tech companies. He writes about how applications and gadgets are created and their impact, while giving voice to the stories of the undervalued and disadvantaged.
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Submit all your burning questions about this historic legal battle during WIRED’s next scheduled subscriber-only livestream May 8 at noon ET/9 PT. To ask questions in advance as the process unfolds, head to the comments section below.
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