Musk, a co-founder of OpenAI, is suing the company, Chief Executive Sam Altman, President Greg Brockman and major investor Microsoft, alleging they abandoned OpenAI’s original mission of developing artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity and instead turned it into a commercial enterprise focused on profit.

“If we make it okay to loot a charity, the entire foundation of charitable giving in America will be destroyed,” Musk told the court on the first day of trial. “That’s my concern.”Musk is seeking $150 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, with the proceeds directed to OpenAI’s charitable arm. He is also asking the court to require OpenAI to return to nonprofit control and to remove Altman and Brockman from leadership roles, while seeking Altman’s removal from the board.

The lawsuit includes claims of breach of charitable trust and unjust enrichment and could have significant implications for OpenAI’s governance as the company explores a potential initial public offering that Reuters has previously reported could value it near $1 trillion.

OpenAI lawyer Bill Savitt told jurors during opening arguments that Musk had originally supported the idea of turning OpenAI into a for-profit structure and only sued after failing to gain control of the company and later launching his own rival artificial intelligence venture, xAI.Savitt said Musk wanted “the keys to the kingdom” and pursued litigation only after OpenAI rejected his ambitions to lead the company.

“What he cares about is Elon Musk being on top,” Savitt said. “We are here because Mr Musk didn’t get his way.”OpenAI’s legal team argued that its decision in March 2019 to establish a for-profit entity was necessary to secure the computing resources and talent needed to compete with rivals such as Google’s DeepMind artificial intelligence division.

Musk’s lawyer Steven Molo rejected that argument, saying OpenAI’s leadership shifted focus once major investors, including Microsoft, entered the picture.“It wasn’t a vehicle for people to get rich,” Molo said.Before jurors entered the courtroom, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers warned Musk over his social media activity after OpenAI lawyers raised concerns about his posts on X, where he referred to Altman as “Scam Altman” and accused him of stealing a charity.

Rogers said she was reluctant to impose a gag order but urged Musk to avoid using social media to influence matters outside the courtroom.Musk agreed to reduce his online commentary, as did Altman. Both are expected to testify, along with Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella.

The trial is expected to provide a rare public examination of OpenAI’s evolution from a nonprofit founded in 2015 in Brockman’s apartment into one of the world’s most valuable artificial intelligence companies, currently estimated to be worth more than $850 billion.

Musk testified that his concerns about artificial intelligence safety were central to OpenAI’s founding and intensified after discussions with former U.S. President Barack Obama and with Larry Page, whom he said did not take the risks of advanced AI seriously enough.“We had to have a counterpoint against Google,” Musk said.

OpenAI disputed that characterization, with Savitt telling jurors that Musk had dismissed employees focused on AI safety and that such concerns were not his primary motivation.

Musk has said he contributed about $38 million to OpenAI before leaving its board, later objecting to its restructuring and Microsoft’s multibillion-dollar investment.

Microsoft lawyer Russell Cohen said the company had acted properly throughout its partnership with OpenAI and described it as “a responsible partner every step of the way.”

Humain, a Public Investment Fund-backed artificial intelligence firm, has partnered with US-based Turing to develop what they describe as the world’s first enterprise-scale marketplace for AI agents, marking a strategic step in Saudi Arabia’s efforts to expand its role in the global AI sector.

The platform, branded as Humain One, was unveiled at the FII Priority Summit in Miami. It is designed to function as a centralized marketplace where developers can publish AI agents and enterprises can deploy them across business operations. The initiative aligns with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 strategy to diversify its economy and build advanced technology capabilities.

Humain Chief Executive Tareq Amin said the platform is intended to support a shift toward integrated AI systems operating across organizations. He emphasized that the next phase of artificial intelligence will involve multiple agents working in coordination rather than isolated tools performing discrete tasks.The marketplace allows businesses to access pre-built AI agents or develop customized ones tailored to internal workflows.

These agents can be deployed across departments such as finance, human resources, and operations, with the platform enabling coordination between them. According to Humain, the system is designed to simplify integration by ensuring that all agents operate within a unified infrastructure.

Saejong Lee, general manager of Humain One, described the platform as analogous to an application store for enterprises, but with a focus on operational automation and interconnectivity. He said the platform is structured to allow multiple agents to interact seamlessly, sharing data and executing tasks across functions without requiring separate systems.

Turing’s involvement includes contributing to the underlying architecture of the platform, particularly in areas such as model evaluation, fine-tuning, reasoning systems, and enterprise deployment. Jonathan Siddharth, chief executive and co-founder of Turing, said the collaboration aims to address technical challenges associated with scaling AI across complex organizational environments.

The platform introduces a standardized process for AI agent development and deployment. Developers first create and test agents in a controlled sandbox environment before deploying them into live systems. Once validated, agents are listed on the marketplace and can be installed automatically by enterprise users.

A key feature of Humain One is its unified operating environment, which is intended to reduce compatibility and security risks. All agents are subject to a certification process that includes automated testing, performance validation, and security checks. Certification records are made available to enterprise compliance teams to support governance requirements.

The platform also provides centralized management tools that allow organizations to monitor performance, control access, and define rules for data usage and agent permissions. This approach is designed to address a common challenge in enterprise AI adoption, where multiple tools from different vendors often operate in isolation.

Humain One supports multi-agent coordination, enabling different AI systems to collaborate on complex workflows. For example, one agent may handle invoice processing while another manages supplier communication, with data exchanged automatically under predefined rules.

This capability is expected to improve efficiency in operational processes that typically require manual coordination.The pricing structure for the platform is designed to accommodate different enterprise needs, offering options such as usage-based billing, pre-purchased computing capacity, and per-user licensing. In addition, the marketplace includes a revenue-sharing model that allows developers and organizations to monetize AI agents they publish.

The initiative forms part of a broader push by Humain to build large-scale AI infrastructure within Saudi Arabia. This includes investments in data center capacity and partnerships with global semiconductor firms such as Nvidia.

The company is also reported to have made a $3 billion investment in xAI, underscoring its ambitions to play a significant role in shaping the global AI ecosystem.Turing’s participation as both a development partner and the first US-based customer of the platform reflects the cross-border nature of the initiative.

The collaboration positions Saudi Arabia not only as a consumer of advanced technologies but also as a potential exporter of enterprise AI solutions.Industry participants view the emergence of AI agent marketplaces as a potential shift in how businesses adopt and scale artificial intelligence.

By standardizing deployment and enabling interoperability, such platforms could reduce barriers to entry for enterprises seeking to integrate AI into core operations.

For Saudi Arabia, the development of Humain One represents an effort to establish domestic technological infrastructure while attracting international partners.

The platform is expected to provide local businesses and government entities with a system aligned to national regulatory requirements, while offering global firms access to a growing regional market.

No official launch date has been announced.