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Elon Musk has lost his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI
Elon Musk's claim that he was mistreated by his OpenAI co-founders failed after nine California jurors decided in a unanimous verdict that his lawsuits had been filed too late.
TL;DR
- Elon Musk lost his lawsuit against OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, as well as Microsoft.
- Nine California jurors delivered a unanimous verdict that Musk's lawsuits were filed past the statute of limitations.
- The jury determined that any harms Musk suffered occurred before the legal deadlines for filing his claims.
- OpenAI's statute of limitations defense was found persuasive by the jury, leading to a short deliberation.
- The verdict removes a major threat of restructuring for OpenAI ahead of its reported IPO.
- OpenAI's attorney called the lawsuit a 'hypocritical attempt to sabotage a competitor'.
- Microsoft welcomed the verdict and reiterated its commitment to working with OpenAI.
- Musk's lead counsel stated their intention to appeal the decision.