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May 15, 2026

Closing arguments begin in Musk v OpenAI lawsuit over alleged breach of charitable mission

Also: Xi Jinping warns Trump of 'clashes and even conflicts' over Taiwan in Beijing summit‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

X-Risk Daily

Friday 15 May 2026

Transformative AI
Closing arguments begin in Musk v OpenAI lawsuit over alleged breach of charitable mission
On 14 May 2026, closing arguments concluded in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI at the federal courthouse in Oakland, California.

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Geopolitics & Conflict
Xi Jinping warns Trump of 'clashes and even conflicts' over Taiwan in Beijing summit
Fanatical & Malevolent Actors
UN high representative for Bosnia forced out amid US-Russia pressure and Trump family interests
Transformative AI
White House considers executive order requiring government review of AI models before public release
Other X-Risk/S-Risk
Record Global Temperatures Forecast as Strong El Niño Develops
Research
UK AISI paper warns automated AI alignment research risks catastrophic miscalibration
Research
Researchers identify fundamental barrier to testing AI alignment: models can distinguish safe evaluations from dangerous deployment

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