What Did the Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman Trial Really Reveal?

Elon Musk, et al. v. Samuel Altman, et al., the recent civil trial about artificial intelligence, charitable giving, lying liars, and the frenemies we’ve alienated along the way, spanned a solid three weeks’ worth of your and my lifetime business hours here on Earth. It roped in 20-plus witnesses, ranging from noted tech CEOs (like Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, who at one point on the stand used the phrase “amateur city”) to [checks notes] a professional “futurist” whom the plaintiff, Musk, once called a jackass in a meeting.