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Elon Musk and OpenAI Agree to Accelerated Trial Over For-Profit Transition
- Written by Andrea Miliani Former Tech News Expert
- Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager
A federal court filing revealed Elon Musk and OpenAI have agreed on an expedited trial over the startup’s for-profit transition. The first court session will take place in December 8th.
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- Elon Musk and OpenAI have agreed to an expedited trial in December over the startup’s transition to a for-profit model.
- Musk previously sued OpenAI’s leadership for breaching its original nonprofit mission and attempted to acquire its assets in a $96.7 billion bid.
- With a $157 billion valuation and potential new investments, OpenAI faces increasing scrutiny.
According to Reuters, the document, filed on Friday at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, states that OpenAI and the billionaire will have a trial in December. It is yet to be determined whether a jury or just the judge will make a final decision.
Elon Musk and OpenAI have proposed an expedited trial in December 2025 over issues in OpenAI’s conversion from a nonprofit to a for-profit. Excited to see Elon and Sam testify… pic.twitter.com/RULUcMLJxf — Anna Tong (@annatonger) March 15, 2025
Since 2024 Musk has been trying to block OpenAI’s for-profit shift and has used multiple legal strategies to hinder the development of the company he co-founded in 2015—but left in 2018.
In February 2024 he filed a lawsuit against cofounders Greg Brockman and Sam Altman for breaching the startup’s original non-profit mission but dropped it in June before the hearing.
Later, in November 2024, he filed an injunction against OpenAI and Microsoft for anti-competitive practices, adding new accusations. A federal judge denied Musk’s request on March 4 but suggested an expedited trial now officially accepted by both parties.
“Our Board has been very clear that we intend to strengthen the non-profit so that it can deliver on its mission for the long term,” shared OpenAI in a public statement on its website on Friday. “We’re not selling it, we’re doubling down on its work.
Musk, and a group of investors, also tried to acquire OpenAI’s non profit assets by placing a bid for $96.7 billion in February, increasing tensions among stakeholders. Altman rejected the offer publicly, on Musk’s social media platform X.
OpenAI raised $6.6 billion in its latest funding round in October 2024, reaching a $157 billion valuation. It is currently under discussion for a new $40 billion investment led by SoftBank Group where a condition to remove the non-profit control has been placed.
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Nurses Raise Alarms Over AI Replacing Critical Care Judgment
- Written by Kiara Fabbri Former Tech News Writer
- Fact-Checked by Sarah Frazier Former Content Manager
Hospitals across the U.S. are increasingly turning to AI to assist nurses with routine tasks , from answering patient questions to monitoring vital signs.
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- Nurses warn AI could generate false alarms and override human judgment in critical cases.
- Over 20 protests demand oversight on AI’s role in hospitals, reports the AP.
- The U.S. faces a severe nursing shortage, with 190,000 job openings projected yearly.
Companies like Hippocratic AI and Qventus promise efficiency, but many nurses warn that AI’s expanding role could jeopardize patient care, as reported by the AP .
“Hospitals have been waiting for the moment when they have something that appears to have enough legitimacy to replace nurses,” said Michelle Mahon of National Nurses United, the largest nursing union in the U.S., as reported by the AP. The group has organized more than 20 protests demanding oversight of AI use in hospitals.
The AP reports that nurses say AI-driven systems can generate false alarms and override their judgment. Adam Hart, an ER nurse in Nevada, recalled an AI system incorrectly flagging a patient for sepsis, nearly leading to an excessive IV fluid dose. “Turning over our thought processes to these devices is reckless and dangerous,” he said, as reported by the AP.
Melissa Beebe, a cancer nurse at UC Davis, says AI alerts often interrupt nurses unnecessarily. “You’re trying to focus on your work but then you’re getting all these distracting alerts that may or may not mean something,” she said, reports the AP.
Hospitals argue AI can ease workloads amid a national nursing shortage, noted the AP. More than 100,000 nurses left the workforce during the pandemic, and the government estimates 190,000 new openings will appear annually through 2032.
Some health experts see AI as a tool rather than a replacement.
“It would be foolish to turn our back on this completely,” said Michelle Collins, dean of Loyola University’s College of Nursing, reports the AP. “We should embrace what it can do to augment our care, but we should also be careful it doesn’t replace the human element,” he added.
At the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, AI assistants handle pre-surgery calls, reaching patients outside standard hours. Dr. Joseph Sanford, who oversees the hospital’s health IT, insists transparency is key. “We always want to be fully transparent with our patients that sometimes they are talking to a human and sometimes they’re not,” he said, reported the AP. Meanwhile, companies like Xoltar are developing AI avatars to provide therapy and health coaching. However experts like Roschelle Fritz warn that AI may not be suited for complex cases.
“It’s the very sick who are taking up the bulk of health care in the U.S., and whether or not chatbots are positioned for those folks is something we really have to consider,” she said, as reported by the AP. With AI’s role in health care growing, nurses are demanding safeguards to ensure technology supports—rather than replaces—their expertise.
