A US federal jury has ruled against Elon Musk in his lawsuit against OpenAI, rejecting claims that the company abandoned its original mission to serve humanity.
The unanimous verdict from a federal court in Oakland concluded that Musk filed the lawsuit too late under the applicable statute of limitations.
The closely watched trial lasted three weeks and was widely viewed as a landmark case for the future of artificial intelligence and OpenAI’s corporate structure.
The ruling clears a major legal obstacle for OpenAI as the company moves closer to a potential public offering that could value the AI giant at around $1 trillion.
Musk announced plans to appeal the decision, repeating accusations against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman over what he described as a shift toward profit-driven goals.
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers indicated that overturning the verdict on appeal could prove difficult due to strong evidence supporting the jury’s findings.
OpenAI argued during the trial that Musk himself had originally supported profit-focused expansion plans before later challenging the company after founding his rival AI venture, xAI.
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