Elon Musk Drops $150 Billion AI Lawsuit Against OpenAI and Sam Altman
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Elon Musk’s latest legal challenge against OpenAI has collapsed in court, clearing one of the biggest legal threats facing the ChatGPT maker as competition in artificial intelligence intensifies.
Key facts
A California jury on Monday rejected Musk’s $150 billion lawsuit against OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman, and co-founder Greg Brockman, according to NBC News
Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015 alongside Altman, Brockman, and other researchers before leaving the company in 2018
The trial drew several high-profile witnesses and included testimony from major figures across the AI industry, including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever, and former
OpenAI’s lawyers argued Musk’s lawsuit was motivated in part by competition after he launched a rival AI company, xAI, in 2023
Summary
A California jury on Monday rejected Musk’s $150 billion lawsuit against OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman, and co-founder Greg Brockman, according to NBC News. Jurors found OpenAI, Altman, and Brockman not liable on all claims, and rejected Musk’s separate claim that Microsoft helped move OpenAI away from its original nonprofit mission. The trial, which began in April, stemmed from Musk’s 2024 lawsuit against OpenAI, Altman, Brockman, and Microsoft, alleging that OpenAI abandoned its nonprofit mission by shifting toward a commercial structure and deepening its relationship with Microsoft. According to NBC News, the case included strict filing deadlines: three years for claims that Altman and Brockman violated duties tied to OpenAI’s nonprofit structure, and two years for claims that they improperly profited from the organization.