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This Monday morning, a California jury has sided with OpenAI, rejecting Elon Musk's lawsuit claiming the company abandoned its nonprofit mission. Both WION and Al Jazeera confirm the unanimous verdict came because Musk waited too long to file his claims. Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015, had sought up to $134 billion in damages, arguing the company, led by Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, shifted from a public-benefiting research lab to a profit-driven entity. He alleged a breach of charitable trust and unjust enrichment, claiming a $38 million donation was misused. However, as Channels Television and Tech Times report, the jury first had to decide if the lawsuit was filed within the statutory time limit, given Musk left the board in 2018 but sued in 2024. The jury deliberated for less than two hours, finding Musk's claims were time-barred. This means they did not rule on the core allegations of whether OpenAI abandoned its mission. OpenAI's defense, highlighted by Crypto Briefing, argued there was no binding contract to remain a nonprofit forever and suggested Musk's motivations were tied to his own AI venture, xAI. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, according to AOL.com, even testified that a for-profit structure is essential for OpenAI's mission. Meanwhile, in other AI news, Anthropic's CFO, Krishna Rao, is aiming for a massive $30 billion funding round, which would value the company at $900 billion, surpassing OpenAI's $852 billion valuation, as reported by NewsBytes and El Mundo America. This comes after Anthropic's revenue jumped to $45 billion, driven by its AI system, Claude. Salesforce is already investing heavily, expecting to spend nearly $300 million on Anthropic tokens in 2026 to power AI coding tools. This verdict for OpenAI means your next interaction with AI, whether for work or personal use, is likely to be shaped by companies operating under a for-profit model, with a significant legal precedent now set for how past pledges might be interpreted.