Elon Musk boosts exposé on Sam Altman as OpenAI lawsuit jury selection begins

17 articles · Updated · WIRED · Apr 27

Musk paid to amplify a New Yorker investigation into Altman on X, coinciding with jury selection for his federal lawsuit against OpenAI, Altman, Brockman, and Microsoft in California.
The boosted post, authored by Ronan Farrow, did not display an ad label, raising questions about X’s advertising transparency. Musk also reposted the article, calling Altman "Scam" Altman.
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