New Delhi, May 12 -- Sam Altman on Tuesday (May 12) pushed back strongly against allegations by Elon Musk that he betrayed OpenAI's founding mission, as a high-stakes courtroom battle over the future of the ChatGPT maker unfolded in California.

The closely watched federal trial in Oakland could reshape the governance and leadership of OpenAI, one of the world's most influential artificial intelligence companies.

Musk sued OpenAI and its leadership in August 2024, alleging that Altman and OpenAI President Greg Brockman convinced him to contribute $38 million to a nonprofit AI initiative meant to benefit humanity, only for the organisation to later pursue a profit-driven model.

Musk claims OpenAI abandoned its original mission and instea...