Molo is not doing especially impressive lawyering here.

It’s funny that he’s on the team alleging money overrode ethics, because, well, I guess it takes one to know one? Throughout the case, we’ve seen a number of own goals from the Musk team. This morning, when the Musk team was requesting to ask questions about safety concerns with AI, YGR snapped, “What else do you think you want to do? Because you do not want to be held in contempt I guarantee you.” She’s tough with lawyers as a general rule, but woof.

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Molo is not doing especially impressive lawyering here.

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Molo is not doing especially impressive lawyering here.

Live updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s court battle over the future of OpenAI