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Judge in Musk v. Altman seats nine-person jury
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The nine-person jury was seated on Monday in the high-stakes legal battle between longtime friends turned rivals Elon Musk and Sam Altman at a federal courthouse in Oakland, California.
Key facts
- Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015, sued the company, Altman and Greg Brockman, OpenAI's president, in 2024, alleging they reneged on their commitments to keep the artificial intelligence lab
- Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers is overseeing the proceedings between the world's richest person and the CEO of OpenAI
- The nine-person jury was seated on Monday in the high-stakes legal battle between longtime friends turned rivals Elon Musk and Sam Altman at a federal courthouse in Oakland, California
- Musk has sought several different remedies over the course of the case, including the removal of Altman and Brockman from their roles at OpenAI
Summary
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers is overseeing the proceedings between the world's richest person and the CEO of OpenAI. Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015, sued the company, Altman and Greg Brockman, OpenAI's president, in 2024, alleging they reneged on their commitments to keep the artificial intelligence lab a nonprofit and follow its charitable mission. Musk has sought several different remedies over the course of the case, including the removal of Altman and Brockman from their roles at OpenAI.