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The craziest part of Musk v. Altman happened while the jury was out of the room
- The court heard a $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI assets connected to xAI, discussed by Musk and associates.
- The judge questioned the accuracy and foundation of the bid figures during direct examination.
- Birchall claimed he did not know whether he discussed the bid with Elon Musk or Shivon Zilis.
- The jury was dismissed early as the court debated objections to Birchall’s testimony.
- Judge Gonzalez Rogers pressed for clarity on whether the xAI bid involved privileged communications.
- Birchall explained the bid’s purpose was to account for nonprofit asset value amid restructuring.
- The proceedings included on-the-record exchanges with OpenAI’s lawyers about testimony admissibility.
- The judge asked who passed the note prompting the discussion of the bid during testimony.
- The coverage notes corrections to names and dates, highlighting live updates from Elizabeth Lopatto.
- The coverage underscores the ongoing tension between business deals and legal discovery in tech trials.
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