Federal jury sides with OpenAI in feud with Elon Musk
Federal jury sides with OpenAI in feud with Elon Musk
Publish Date: 2026-05-18 13:52:00
Source Domain: spectrumlocalnews.com
- A federal jury in Oakland, California, sided with OpenAI and its top executives in their dispute with Elon Musk.
- Musk, who was a co-founder of OpenAI and contributed $38 million, accused CEO Sam Altman and his deputy of deviating from the nonprofit mission.
- Musk claimed that the executives shifted to a for-profit model behind his back.
- The jury found that Musk missed the statute of limitations, as he waited too long to file his lawsuit.
- Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers accepted the jury’s advisory role verdict and dismissed Musk’s claims.
- The trial revealed the contentious split between Musk and the current leadership of the now $852 billion-valued company.
