India, May 1 -- In a high-profile hearing in a California federal court, Elon Musk said it was "partly" true that xAI had used OpenAI's models in the development of its own Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems.

The exchange came during the ongoing legal battle between Musk and OpenAI. Under questioning by OpenAI lawyer William Savitt, Musk was asked whether xAI had used distillation techniques involving OpenAI models. Musk first said such practices were common across the AI industry. When pressed further, he reportedly replied, "Partly."

According to Reuters, Musk testified that xAI used OpenAI to train its models. Technology publications including Wired and The Verge reported the specific distillation exchange, where Musk said it was "...