Elon Musk loses lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman

Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI has been ruled in favor of the artificial‑intelligence company after the world’s richest person accused it of abandoning its original mission to benefit humanity.

A federal jury in Oakland, California, found OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman, and president Greg Brockman not liable for Musk’s claims that they breached a contract with him and had unjustly enriched themselves.

In a unanimous verdict delivered on Monday, the nine‑person jury stated that Musk brought his case too late. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers agreed with the decision.

“I think there’s a substantial amount of evidence to support the jury’s finding, which is why I was prepared to dismiss on the spot,” Rogers told Musk’s legal team.

After the verdict, Musk’s lawyer Marc Toberoff said the dispute “is not over,” adding that the tech billionaire would have a strong basis for an appeal.

Toberoff told reporters that the ruling, “based on the statute of limitations,” has factual components but also major legal components.

Musk, Altman, Brockman, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella all testified in the case during the three‑week trial that featured several prominent Silicon Valley executives.

The outcome of the case eases the path for OpenAI to proceed with a planned initial public offering that could value the business at $1 trillion.