Elon Musk loses court battle against OpenAI
Key takeaways
- Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the US District Court for the Northern District of California said she accepts the jury s verdict, confirming Musk s loss.
- During the three-week trial, Musk’s lawyers worked to paint Altman as deceitful and untrustworthy.
- Molo also repeatedly referenced Altman’s ouster from the OpenAI board in 2023.
Elon Musk loses court battle against Open AI Daniel Howley · Technology Editor Tue, May 19, 2026 at 12:53 AM GMT+7 2 min read TSLA MSFT A California jury on Monday found Open AI co-founders CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman not liable for having allegedly unjustly enriched themselves by turning the once nonprofit company into a for-profit business.
Tesla CEO and fellow co-founder Elon Musk initially sued the pair, as well as Open AI and Microsoft, one of the company’s biggest backers, claiming he had donated money to the startup to help get it off the ground with the understanding that it would remain a nonprofit.
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the US District Court for the Northern District of California said she accepts the jury s verdict, confirming Musk s loss.