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Closing arguments conclude in Musk v. Altman, jury to deliberate next week
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The first phase of the Musk v. Altman trial concluded proceedings in federal court in Oakland, California, on Thursday after attorneys for Elon Musk and OpenAI presented their closing arguments to the jury.
Key facts
- Former President Barack Obama appointed Gonzalez Rogers to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 2011, and she previously oversaw the antitrust case between Epic Games
- Musk sued OpenAI, its CEO Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, the company's president, in 2024, alleging they went back on their commitment to keep the artificial intelligence startup a nonprofit
- In January, Musk’s lawyers said their client was entitled to up to $134 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, calling them “wrongful gains
- Sarah Eddy and William Savitt, attorneys for OpenAI, pushed back on Molo’s statements on Thursday
Summary
The first phase of the Musk v. The nine-person jury, which is made up of six women and three men, will begin deliberating on Monday. “You must decide the case solely on the evidence before you,” Gonzalez Rogers told the jury Thursday morning, in reading out the formal instructions. Musk sued OpenAI, its CEO Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, the company's president, in 2024, alleging they went back on their commitment to keep the artificial intelligence startup a nonprofit and for unjustly enriching themselves. During Thursday’s proceedings, Musk’s lawyer, Steven Molo, reiterated his arguments that OpenAI failed to open source its technology, prioritize AI safety and follow nonprofit customs and practices.