Musk's OpenAI Lawsuit Dismissed: Too Late, Jury Rules

A jury has dismissed Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, ruling against him in less than two hours. The nine-member advisory jury found OpenAI not liable for allegedly straying from its original nonprofit mission. Here's the thing: The court determined Musk filed his case beyond the statute of limitations. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers immediately adopted the verdict, citing substantial evidence. Musk had sued OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman, president Greg Brockman, and OpenAI in February 2024, claiming they "stole a charity" and unjustly enriched themselves. Microsoft was also named as a co-defendant. What's interesting is OpenAI's lawyers revealed Musk himself had once pushed to merge OpenAI into Tesla and suggested a for-profit structure under his control. The jury agreed Musk was aware of the alleged wrongdoing as early as 2021, but waited until after founding his own AI company, xAI, in 2023, before suing. The bottom line: This verdict allows OpenAI to continue its current operations without legal challenge from Musk on these grounds.