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Elon Musk loses lawsuit against OpenAI
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- By Deepa Seetharaman, Jonathan Stempel and Greg Bensinger
- In a unanimous verdict, the jury in Oakland, California federal court said Musk had brought his case too late.
- The jury deliberated less than two hours.
Elon Musk loses lawsuit against Open AI By Deepa Seetharaman, Jonathan Stempel and Greg Bensinger Tue, May 19, 2026 at 1:10 AM GMT+7 3 min read OPAI.PVT (In paragraph 14, corrects to note that Musk s lawyer was referring to Altman, not Musk, when discussing a lack of candor)
By Deepa Seetharaman, Jonathan Stempel and Greg Bensinger
OAKLAND, California, May 18 (Reuters) - A U.S. jury on Monday ruled against Elon Musk in his lawsuit against Open AI, finding the artificial intelligence company not liable to the world s richest person for having allegedly strayed from its original mission to benefit humanity.
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