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The Claim

On May 6, 2026, Mira Murati testified under oath that Sam Altman falsely claimed OpenAI's legal department had approved skipping internal safety procedures for a new OpenAI artificial-intelligence model.

The Short Version

Reporting from Reuters and other reputable outlets shows that on May 6, 2026, Murati testified under oath that Altman was not telling the truth when he said OpenAI’s legal department had approved bypassing a safety review. The claim accurately describes her sworn testimony. The main caveat is that this establishes what she said in court, not a final judicial finding on Altman’s conduct.

Caveats

  • This confirms Murati’s sworn testimony, not an independent court determination that Altman in fact lied.
  • The phrase “internal safety procedures” is a broad paraphrase of the specific safety-board or deployment-review process described in reporting.
  • Most reliable support comes from Reuters and other mainstream reporting; social-media reposts and generic AI summaries add little evidentiary value.

The Receipts

  1. OpenAI ex-CTO Murati says Altman lied about safety, creating 'chaos'

    Reuters

  2. In OpenAI trial, former technology chief says Altman sowed chaos, distrust among top executives

    Reuters

  3. In OpenAI trial, former technology chief says Altman sowed 'chaos, distrust' among top executives

    KELO / Reuters

  4. Ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati Testifies Sam Altman Pit OpenAI Leaders Against Each Other, Undermined Her

    Forbes

  5. Ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati Testifies About Sam Altman Allegedly Lying to Her

    Gizmodo

  6. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was dishonest, caused 'chaos,' ex-exec says in taped testimony

    Yahoo Finance

  7. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was dishonest, caused 'chaos,' ex-exec Mira Murati says in bombshell testimony

    New York Post

  8. Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted?

    The New Yorker

  9. Musk v Altman trial exposes risks of workplace texts

    LinkedIn (Business Insider repost)

  10. Mira Murati tells the court that she couldn't trust Sam Altman's words

    The Verge

+ 13 more sources — see the full list on Lenz

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