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Musk's lawsuit challenging OpenAI's conversion from nonprofit to for-profit and his broader dispute with Sam Altman over AI's future
A federal jury in Oakland, California dismissed Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI on Monday after the court found the case was filed past a statutory deadline, ending a high-profile trial that highlighted internal battles over AI’s costs…
3 MIN READThe high-stakes trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that the two billionaires agreed on a fundamental reality: developing artificial intelligence would require billions of dollars annually — far more than either had…
4 MIN READThe federal jury at a trial in Oakland, California, dismissed Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI after finding it missed a statutory deadline, leaving no verdict on the merits. Testimony during the three-week case, pitting Musk against…
3 MIN READA federal jury in Oakland, California, on May 19 ruled that Elon Musk filed his lawsuit against OpenAI too late, allowing the AI firm to avoid a costly court loss. The three‑week trial, which featured testimony from former OpenAI…
4 MIN READA federal jury in Oakland, California, on Monday rejected Elon Musk's claims against OpenAI, ruling that Musk filed his lawsuit too late to challenge the ChatGPT maker's shift from a nonprofit to a for-profit structure. The verdict allows…
4 MIN READOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — After a federal jury found Elon Musk filed his lawsuit too late, OpenAI avoided what could have been a costly court loss, but testimony during the three-week trial also left both sides with damage. The nine-person…
3 MIN READA federal jury in Oakland, California, dismissed claims filed by Elon Musk against OpenAI and its top executives, finding he waited too long to sue. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers accepted the jury’s verdict and dismissed the case on Monday after a three-week trial.
A federal jury in Oakland, California, found that Elon Musk waited too long to file his lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, dismissing his claims that the company abandoned its nonprofit mission after a three-week trial.
OpenAI won its court fight against Elon Musk after a federal jury in Oakland, California found that Musk filed his lawsuit too late, according to the Associated Press. The verdict means neither side fully escaped damage from the three-week trial, which included testimony about Sam Altman’s candor and broader concerns about AI’s risks.
A jury in Oakland heard closing arguments Thursday in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, with Musk's attorney calling Altman's credibility into question and OpenAI's attorney firing back that Musk's claims of a broken charitable trust are baseless.
Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI made their final arguments Thursday in Oakland, California, in a lawsuit that could shape the future of artificial intelligence by forcing changes to OpenAI’s business structure. The jury will consider whether Musk filed the case on time and whether OpenAI, Sam Altman and other executives broke a “charitable trust” and unjustly enriched themselves.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the witness stand Tuesday in a federal trial in Oakland, California, denying accusations that he betrayed the company’s founding mission and misled its board. The civil lawsuit, brought by Elon Musk, seeks Altman’s removal and unspecified monetary damages, alleging the firm abandoned its nonprofit purpose to become a for-profit venture now valued at $852 billion.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified Tuesday in Oakland, California, in the trial brought by Elon Musk against Altman and Greg Brockman. Altman took the witness stand to defend his business record and disputed testimony that portrayed him as dishonest.
In a federal trial in Oakland, California, Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are fighting over the future of artificial general intelligence, with Musk claiming Altman betrayed OpenAI's nonprofit mission and Altman accusing Musk of seeking control for his own AI company.
The trial pitting Elon Musk against OpenAI leadership is centered on a legal dispute over OpenAI’s nonprofit origins, but testimony has also drawn jurors into questions about the dangers of advanced artificial intelligence. In Oakland, California, the judge warned lawyers not to stray into broader safety debates, even as witnesses raised concerns about workforce disruption and the long-term threat posed by superhuman AI.
OAKLAND, Calif. (MSI) — Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and the top lieutenant to CEO Sam Altman, testified in court Monday that his stake in the artificial intelligence company is worth nearly $30 billion, a disclosure that would place him among the world’s richest people.
Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and CEO Sam Altman’s top lieutenant, testified in a trial in Oakland, California, that his stake in OpenAI is worth nearly $30 billion. Brockman told the court Monday that he did not personally invest any money in OpenAI, as the civil lawsuit accuses Altman and Brockman of double-crossing Elon Musk’s founding mission.
Elon Musk clashed with OpenAI’s lawyer on April 30 during his third day of testimony in a trial over the company’s transformation from a nonprofit to a for-profit behemoth, with a federal judge sharply limiting the proceedings to contractual disputes and barring any discussion of artificial intelligence’s dangers to humanity.
Elon Musk sparred with an attorney for OpenAI on Thursday during his third day of testimony in a federal trial in Oakland, California, over the company’s origins and its pivot from nonprofit status to a for-profit venture. The dispute centers on OpenAI’s 2015 founding as a nonprofit largely funded by Musk, and on Musk’s allegation that promises were broken about keeping the company dedicated to humanity.
Elon Musk took the witness stand Wednesday for a second day in the federal trial in Oakland, California, that pits the Tesla chief against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the company’s nonprofit origins and Musk’s later decision to stop funding it. Musk testified that by late 2022 he believed Altman was trying to “steal the charity,” and he said the answer to whether OpenAI was formed as a nonprofit in December 2015 was “yes.”
Elon Musk took the stand Tuesday in a federal civil trial in Oakland, California, where he is suing OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, and others over the direction of the company’s AI mission. Jury selection finished Monday, and the trial is scheduled to last about three weeks.
Elon Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, renewing claims that the company abandoned its founding aim of benefiting the public. The complaint, filed in Northern California federal court, characterizes Musk’s case as a “textbook tale of altruism versus greed” and says Altman and others “intentionally courted and deceived Musk.” A spokesperson for OpenAI disputed the allegations, saying Musk’s earlier emails continue to speak for themselves and pointing to emails OpenAI released in March.
A federal judge indicated that a jury will be allowed to decide whether OpenAI hoodwinked Elon Musk as the company evolved from a nonprofit research lab into a for-profit business. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers told lawyers in a hearing in Oakland, California, that she intended to reject OpenAI’s motion to dismiss Musk’s fraud claims.
