“This case has always been about Elon generating more power and more money for what he wants,” OpenAI said in a recent X post. “His lawsuit remains nothing more than a harassment campaign that’s driven by ego, jealousy and a desire to slow down a competitor.”
AI promise trial
The judge presiding over the trial will decide by mid-May, guided by an advisory jury’s findings, whether OpenAI broke a promise to Musk in a drive to lead in AI or just smartly rode the technology to glory.
Along with calling for OpenAI to be forced to revert to a pure nonprofit, Musk’s suit urges the ouster of Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman, who is startup president.
Musk, who had sought as much as $134 billion in damages, has since renounced any personal benefit, pledging to redirect any award to the OpenAI nonprofit.
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has reserved the right to determine any remedies herself, without the jury’s input.
OpenAI now has a hybrid governance structure, giving its nonprofit foundation control over a for-profit arm.
Musk, who gutted the trust and safety team at Twitter after buying the social media platform that he renamed X, faces the challenge of convincing a jury and a judge that the company behind ChatGPT was built on a lie.
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