# Two Billionaires Are Deciding in Court How AI Gets Governed. The Public Is Not in the Room.

- slug: two-billionaires-are-deciding-in-court-how-ai-gets-governed-the-public-is-not-in-the-room
- date: 2026-04-24
- category: Artificial Intelligence

Jury selection begins Monday in Oakland federal court — but OpenAI moved first. Eighteen days ago it asked California and Delaware attorneys general to formally investigate Elon Musk, filing a regulatory counteroffensive before a jury was empaneled.

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