New Delhi, May 1 -- Elon Musk sparred with lawyers for Sam Altman and OpenAI on Thursday (April 30) during a high-stakes courtroom battle that could reshape the future of the company behind ChatGPT.

The world's richest man is suing OpenAI, Altman and company president Greg Brockman, alleging they abandoned promises to build a nonprofit AI organisation focused on public benefit and instead transformed it into a profit-driven enterprise.

The trial, being heard before US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, centres on Musk's claims that OpenAI misused his donations and support while pursuing massive commercial ambitions.

During cross-examination, OpenAI lawyer William Savitt pressed Musk over whether he ignored warning signs that the or...