The jury in the OpenAI case has ruled against Elon Musk
Key takeaways
- Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images After three weeks of testimony and not much deliberation, a jury has ruled against Elon Musk, finding that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman were not liable in the case.
- Musk filed his lawsuit in 2024, accusing them of "stealing a charity" following his departure from the AI lab in 2018.
- In testimony, Musk's lawyers tried to paint Altman as a dishonest, lying person, even going so far as to reference his recent unflattering New Yorker profile.
Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images After three weeks of testimony and not much deliberation, a jury has ruled against Elon Musk, finding that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman were not liable in the case. The jury found that the statute of limitations had already passed when Musk sued the two executives.
Musk filed his lawsuit in 2024, accusing them of "stealing a charity" following his departure from the AI lab in 2018. Though the jury in the case served only an "advisory" role, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers agreed with the jury's ruling. Musk's claims of "breach of charitable trust and unjust enrichment are dismissed as untimely," she said according to CNBC. Though Musk could still appeal the ruling, Rogers told his lawyer she would dismiss an appeal "on the spot."
In testimony, Musk's lawyers tried to paint Altman as a dishonest, lying person, even going so far as to reference his recent unflattering New Yorker profile. Altman often struggled to answer the allegations against him. Asked if he thought himself to be an honest person, Altman said, "I believe so." Musk's legal team immediately jumped on that answer. "You believe so?" asked Steven Molo, the lead lawyer for the world's richest man. "I will just amend my answer to yes," Altman responded.