Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati testifies under oath that she could not trust statements made by CEO Sam Altman regarding safety standards for a new AI model. In a video deposition shown during the ongoing dispute between Elon Musk and Altman, Murati says Altman represented that OpenAI’s legal department had concluded that the new model did not pose safety issues, and that this characterization was false, according to the testimony reported by outlets covering the proceeding. Murati’s statements describe a breakdown in confidence, with her testifying that she believed Altman’s claims about internal review and safety determinations were not accurate. The deposition is presented as part of testimony in the Musk v. Altman matter, where parties dispute aspects of OpenAI’s practices and leadership decisions. The outlets also frame the testimony as a sworn account rather than a casual anecdote, emphasizing that Murati’s statements come from a court-recorded deposition. The reporting reflects the court process and attributes claims to Murati’s under-oath testimony, without providing an independent verification of the disputed statements in these summaries.