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The OpenAI trial wraps up, and the Musk founder machine keeps spinning

TechCrunch AI · May 15, 2026, 7:24 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Altman trial came to a close this week, and the final arguments kept circling back to one question: can we trust the people in charge of AI?
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  • Sean O’Kane is a reporter who has spent a decade covering the rapidly-evolving business and technology of the transportation industry, including Tesla and the many startups chasing Elon Musk.

Why this matters: a development in AI with implications for how people work, create, and decide.

Podcasts Listen on Spotify The Musk v. Altman trial came to a close this week, and the final arguments kept circling back to one question: can we trust the people in charge of AI? All of this is playing out as Space X charges toward what could be one of the largest IPOs in American history, with a whole generation of founders already spinning out of the Musk empire.

On this episode of Tech Crunch s Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O Kane break down the trial s closing stretch and what the growing Elon Musk founder ecosystem looks like on the ground, and the other deals that caught our eye this week.

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