Elon Musk has lost his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI
Elon Musk's lawsuit against his OpenAI cofounders has been dismissed by a California jury. The jury unanimously found that Musk's claims were filed too late and that any alleged harms occurred before the legal deadline. This case highlights ongoing tensions in the tech industry regarding ownership and profit-sharing in AI development.
- ▪Elon Musk accused Sam Altman and others of stealing a charity by creating a for-profit affiliate.
- ▪The jury found that Musk's claims were filed too late under California law.
- ▪Musk's alleged harms occurred before the deadline for filing his claims.
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Elon Musk’s claim that he was mistreated by his OpenAI cofounders failed after nine California jurors decided in a unanimous verdict that his lawsuits had been filed too late. Musk had accused Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, OpenAI and Microsoft of “stealing a charity” by creating a for-profit affiliate to the frontier AI lab. Jurors, however, found that any harms that Musk suffered came before the deadline for filing his claims under the law. This is a developing story and will be updated. Topics AI, Elon Musk, OpenAI trial, TC When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. This doesn’t affect our editorial independence. Tim Fernholz Senior Reporter Tim Fernholz is a journalist who writes about technology, finance and public policy.
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