Elon Musk Defies \u2018Recall Order\u2019<\/p>\n
Amid the ongoing trial in Oakland, California, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers placed Musk on a \u201crecall status\u201d order, but the billionaire failed to seek permission from the Judge before leaving, NBC News reported<\/a> on Wednesday, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n Elon Musk and the United States District Court didn\u2019t immediately respond to Benzinga<\/a>\u2018s request for comment.<\/p>\n A recall status order means that the witness should be available to testify in court again on short notice. Notably, Musk wasn\u2019t instructed by the judge not to travel or leave the country, the report said. Musk\u2019s decision to travel could only present problems should he be called to the witness stand again, the report said.<\/p>\n Elon Musk Vs Sam Altman<\/p>\n The ongoing trial in California was brought by Musk, who accused OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman of diverting from the company\u2019s original non-profit goals<\/a> after the former invested millions of dollars in the company.<\/p>\n Musk testified that he had contributed roughly $38 million, as well as significant personal support, to OpenAI based on assurances from Altman that the company would preserve its nonprofit structure.<\/p>\n Altman, on the other hand, defended the for-profit arm of the company under oath, while also saying that Musk\u2019s push to rank researchers based on accomplishments did significant damage to OpenAI\u2019s work culture<\/a>.<\/p>\n Altman also said that Musk knew about the for-profit goals before leaving the Board in 2018, also outlining that Musk had once sought a 90% stake in OpenAI.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever testified that he had spent about a year compiling evidence<\/a> to showcase Altman\u2019s alleged dishonesty.<\/p>\n Photo Courtesy: Shutterstock.com<\/p>\n