Behold, the Elon Musk jackass trophy
The Verge • 5/14/2026 – 5/15/2026
Summary
In the trial Musk v. Altman, Sam Altman's team presented a trophy inscribed with "Never stop being a jackass," which was a commemoration from OpenAI employees for research scientist Josh Achiam. This occurred during discussions related to nonprofit contract law. The trophy's significance arose from an incident where Elon Musk, upon leaving OpenAI, referred to Achiam as a jackass after Achiam questioned Musk's desire to race ahead of Google.
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