The Elon Musk v Sam Altman battle is a distraction (Karen Hao)

Karen Hao argues that fixating on whether Altman is untrustworthy — or whether Musk is even less so — distracts from the deeper AI problem. The two ex-OpenAI co-founders are now in a vicious courtroom feud in California: Musk alleges Altman and OpenAI president Greg Brockman tricked him into funding the nonprofit before restructuring it into a for-profit entity. OpenAI frames the suit as a competitor's attempt to derail the company. Hao urges focus on the structural AI-governance questions, not the personal show.