Billionaires Fight Over AI Control

Public testimony in a high‑profile trial shows that early backers and founders (Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman) actively negotiated to put an AI lab under single‑party control, considered turning a nonprofit into a corporate asset, and used personal leverage to shape ownership. Those disputes help explain why AI development shifted to deep corporate backers (Microsoft) and why governance structures remain unstable. — Who controls advanced AI — a nonprofit trust, a single billionaire, or corporate backers — determines strategic incentives, concentration risks, and what regulation or oversight is needed.