About this episode
The episode discusses the legal confrontation between Elon Musk and Sam Altman regarding OpenAI, featuring insights from legal expert Joshua Mitts.
Bloomberg legal reporter Madlin Mekelburg discusses the start of the face-off in court of Elon Musk and Sam Altman over the future of OpenAI. Joshua Mitts, a professor at Columbia Law School, and an authority on insider trading, securities law and corporate law, discusses the soldier charged with using classified information to make $400,000 on Polymarket. June Grasso hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Madlin Mekelburg, June Grasso
Guest: Joshua Mitts
Topics covered
- legal battle
- OpenAI
- insider trading
- prediction markets
- court case
Keywords
- Elon Musk
- Sam Altman
- OpenAI
- insider trading
- Polymarket
- court case
- Joshua Mitts
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: OpenAI, Columbia Law School
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