# Elon Musk admitted under oath that Tesla is not actively pursuing artificial general intelligence (AGI) Only weeks earlier, Musk had suggested publicly that Tesla could be among the companies to achieve AGI.

*genai · news · 2026-04-30 · Firstpost*

## Key points

- Elon Musk testified under oath that Tesla is not actively pursuing artificial general intelligence (AGI).
- Musk acknowledged in court that Tesla focuses only on self-driving systems, not broader AGI research.
- OpenAI's legal team presented evidence that Musk supported for-profit structures for OpenAI as early as 2016.
- Musk admitted in testimony that all advanced AI systems, including his own, pose inherent safety risks.

**Companies:** Tesla, OpenAI
**Countries:** United States

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