Elon Musk, Sam Altman and several other key artificial intelligence industry figures are slated to testify in the trial, which is expected to last several weeks.
Credit…Mike Kai Chen for The New York TimesSam Altman
OpenAI chief executive who co-founded the organization.
Credit…Eric Lee/The New York TimesElon Musk
Tech mogul who is suing OpenAI, which he helped found.
Credit…Drew Angerer/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesJudge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers
Trial judge who also oversaw a high-profile lawsuit against Apple.
Credit…Ruth Fremson/The New York TimesSatya Nadella
Microsoft chief executive who built a lucrative partnership with OpenAI.
Credit…Jim Wilson/The New York TimesMira Murati
Ex-OpenAI chief technology officer.
Credit…Eric Lee for The New York TimesShivon Zillis
Ex-OpenAI board member who had four children with Mr. Musk.
Credit…Saul Loeb/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesHelen Toner
Ex-OpenAI board member who briefly ousted Mr. Altman in 2023.
Credit…Jerod Harris/Getty ImagesTasha McCauley
Ex-OpenAI board member who joined the coup against Mr. Altman.
Credit…Jim Wilson/The New York TimesIlya Sutskever
OpenAI co-founder who also joined the coup against Mr. Altman.
Cade Metz is a Times reporter who writes about artificial intelligence, driverless cars, robotics, virtual reality and other emerging areas of technology.
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