The courtroom battle between Elon Musk and Sam Altman over alleged broken promises at OpenAI began on Monday with the critical process of jury selection—and it’s already proving challenging.
Prospective jurors arrived at the courthouse with preexisting opinions about Musk, many of them unfavorable. The Verge reporter Elizabeth Lopatto reviewed juror questionnaires and documented several striking statements:
"Elon Musk is a greedy, racist, homophobic piece of garbage."
"Elon Musk is a world-class jerk."
"I very much dislike Tesla. As a woman of color, I am very aware of the damaging statements and actions Elon Musk has enacted and been a part of."
The remarks underscore the difficulty of seating an impartial jury in a case where public perception of Musk is already polarized. The trial centers on allegations that Musk broke promises made to OpenAI during its founding and early development.
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