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Judge kills xAI trade secret case against OpenAI
A federal judge dismissed xAI’s trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI with prejudice, ruling it would be “futile” to continue. It is Musk’s second court loss against OpenAI in four weeks, following the May jury verdict that rejected his $150 billion claim on statute of limitations grounds.
TL;DR
- US District Judge Rita Lin dismissed xAI's trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI with prejudice.
- The judge found no evidence that OpenAI induced former xAI engineer Xuechen Li to share confidential information.
- Asking job candidates about their previous work during recruitment is considered routine and not indicative of trade secret misappropriation.
- This ruling is Elon Musk's second legal loss against OpenAI in four weeks.
- Musk's separate $150 billion lawsuit against Sam Altman was previously rejected by a federal jury due to statute of limitations.