Elon Musk took too long to sue OpenAI, jury unanimously agrees

Elon Musk took too long to file his lawsuit that accused Open AI of stealing a charity, a nine-person jury unanimously decided Monday. Musk sued Open AI in 2024 for making a "fool" out of him after Musk donated $38 million to kick-start Open AI as a nonprofit, only to later be blindsided when Open AI created a for-profit arm that he felt gutted funding for the charity while enriching executives like Sam Altman and Greg Brockman. But the jury found that Musk was aware of Open AI's restructuring plans as early as 2021 and therefore missed the statute of limitations requiring him to bring the lawsuit within three years, The New York Times reported. Because Musk took too long to file the litigation, the jury deemed Altman and Brockman not liable for any of the claims that Musk brought against OpenAI, the NYT reported. The jury also let Microsoft off the hook, finding no liability for the OpenAI investor after Musk alleged they aided OpenAI's get-rich scheme.Read full article Comments