A federal jury has ruled against Elon Musk in his lawsuit against OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman. The jury decided that OpenAI did not abandon its initial goal of being a non-profit organization in order to make a profit.
The jury reached a decision in less than two hours, ruling in favor of Altman and OpenAI. This concludes a major legal dispute between the two parties, who were once partners but had become rivals.
So, the judge basically agreed with the jury – they really felt there was solid proof to back up their decision. Elon’s lawyer said they might appeal, but the judge seemed pretty confident she’d shut that down immediately if they tried. It doesn’t look good for him, honestly. As a gamer, it feels like a final boss defeated – no continues allowed!
In 2024, Elon Musk sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, arguing that the company broke its original promise to create artificial intelligence that would help people, after it shifted from a non-profit to a for-profit business.
Jury rejects Musk’s claims against OpenAI
Elon Musk was a co-founder of OpenAI in 2015, but he left the board in 2018. In a recent lawsuit, he claimed that Sam Altman and OpenAI President Greg Brockman shifted the company’s focus from its original nonprofit goals to creating a highly profitable AI company.
So, Microsoft got pulled into this lawsuit too, because they’ve put a ton of money into OpenAI. Elon Musk is saying Microsoft actually helped change how OpenAI was set up, and that’s part of the problem, at least according to him.
Elon Musk’s lawyers asked for up to $134 billion in damages and wanted Sam Altman and Greg Brockman removed from their positions leading OpenAI. The lawsuit also aimed to reverse a planned change to OpenAI’s structure in 2025 that would have allowed it to operate more like a traditional for-profit company.
Musk testified that he gave approximately $38 million to OpenAI because he thought the organization would prioritize helping people, not making money for a few individuals.
OpenAI’s legal team stated the donations it received weren’t tied to any specific requirements and that the company needed to reorganize to stay competitive with companies like Google DeepMind. They also showed evidence that Elon Musk had previously considered making OpenAI a for-profit business if he remained in charge, even outlining plans that involved his company, Tesla.
The trial included statements from prominent tech leaders like Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and Satya Nadella.
The decision comes as Elon Musk and Sam Altman both intensify their efforts in the artificial intelligence field, while also getting their companies ready for possible stock market launches.
Earlier this year, Elon Musk combined his artificial intelligence company, xAI, with SpaceX. The resulting company is now estimated to be worth $1.25 trillion and may go public with an initial public offering (IPO) in the future.
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2026-05-18 21:49