Musk, Altman Management Styles Under Fire at OpenAI Trial

Sam Altman and Elon MuskPhotographer: Mike Coppola and Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Elon Musk and Sam Altman both took a beating over their leadership styles in court testimony this week as a jury waded further into their OpenAI feud.

As people who worked closely with the two men over the startup’s tumultuous 11-year history took turns under oath on the witness stand, jurors heard that Musk lacked technical competency to oversee the development of artificial intelligence — and had a hot temper to boot.