At his OpenAI trial, Musk relitigates an old friendship

Elon Musk testified in his OpenAI lawsuit that Larry Page’s dismissive view of AI risk helped drive him to co-found OpenAI.

Musk described Page as a close friend whose relationship with him broke down after Page felt betrayed by Musk’s work with OpenAI.

The testimony recasts OpenAI’s origins as partly shaped by a personal rift with a major AI rival.

It also adds context to Musk’s legal case and the broader debate over AI safety and humanity-level risk.