Elon Musk and Sam Altman are going to court over OpenAI’s future
AI Summary
Elon Musk and Sam Altman head to trial this week over OpenAI's future, with Musk seeking $134 billion in damages and a reversion to non-profit status ahead of OpenAI's IPO. AI companies are struggling to bridge the gap between technological hype and actual profitability, while weaponized deepfakes are escalating in harm, disproportionately affecting women and marginalized groups. Additional top stories include Google's classified Pentagon AI deal, the EU forcing Google to open Android to AI rivals, and DeepSeek pricing its new model 97% below OpenAI's GPT-5.5.
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AI business models
AI companies have built the tech and promised transformation but still lack a clear path to profit, mirroring the underpants gnomes' missing Step 2.
Weaponized deepfakes
Deepfakes are no longer a future threat — they are already inciting violence, changing minds, and cratering trust, with experts alarmed the problem is only worsening.
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