Musk Amplifies Critical New Yorker Profile of Altman as OpenAI Trial Opens

Elon Musk promoted an investigative article from The New Yorker about Sam Altman on Monday, the same day his lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO went to trial in a federal court in Oakland. Musk used X's paid boosting feature to amplify a post by journalist Ronan Farrow, coauthor of the exposé that details alleged deceptive conduct by Altman. A pop-up on the mobile version of X confirmed the boost from Musk's account. In addition, Musk reposted the article to his followers, commenting, “Calling him ‘Scam’ Altman is accurate,” referring to a derogatory nickname mentioned in the piece. The trial marks a significant escalation in Musk's ongoing legal battle with the AI company he co-founded.