Elon Musk loses blockbuster OpenAI suit as jury says too late
A U.S. federal jury ruled that Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI was filed too late, resulting in a victory for the AI company. The jury's decision, which concluded a three-week trial, left Musk's core arguments largely unaddressed. Musk has indicated plans to appeal the ruling, claiming it sets a negative precedent for charitable giving.
- ▪The jury found Musk's claims against OpenAI barred by statutes of limitations.
- ▪Musk argued that OpenAI's shift to a profit-driven model betrayed its original nonprofit mission.
- ▪OpenAI's attorney described Musk's lawsuit as a hypocritical attempt to sabotage a competitor.
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A U.S. federal jury ruled Monday that billionaire Elon Musk waited too long to sue OpenAI and its co-founders, delivering a decisive victory to the ChatGPT startup and ending one of Silicon Valley's most closely watched courtroom battles.The swift decision caps a three-week trial that saw a parade of tech titans take the stand, with Musk arguing that OpenAI's pivot to a profit-driven business betrayed its original nonprofit mandate.The jury in Oakland federal court found that Musk's claims against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, President Greg Brockman, The OpenAI Foundation and Microsoft were barred by statutes of limitations, leaving the core arguments of the world's richest person largely unaddressed.Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who had asked the jury to advise her on the matter, accepted and…
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