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OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman took the stand this week in the ongoing trial between Elon Musk and Sam Altman, offering a striking personal account. Brockman testified that during a heated confrontation, he feared Musk was about to physically attack him — a moment that underscores just how bitter this falling-out has become between the men who once shared a founding vision.
Meanwhile, Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against Character dot AI, alleging the company's chatbots have been impersonating licensed medical professionals. State investigators found a chatbot that claimed it could write prescriptions — a serious and potentially dangerous deception that raises urgent questions about how AI companies are policing what their products tell vulnerable users.
And on a genuinely inspiring note, NASA is reporting that more than six hundred fifty volunteers have co-authored peer-reviewed scientific papers alongside professional researchers. These citizen scientists spotted comets, gamma-ray bursts, and brown dwarfs using data from space telescopes — a reminder that the most meaningful human contributions to technology aren't always made by insiders.
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