"A federal judge on Wednesday indicated a jury will be allowed to decide whether artificial intelligence trailblazer OpenAI hoodwinked its billionaire co-founder Elon Musk during its evolution from a nonprofit research lab into a capitalistic enterprise now valued at $500 billion. Without issuing an official ruling, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers made it clear that she intended to reject OpenAI's motion to dismiss a 17-month-old case that Musk filed against a San Francisco startup that he helped create in 2015."
"The judge said she still needed to figure out some of the logistics of how the trial will be set up, as well as whether to dismiss unjust enrichment allegations that Musk has made against Microsoft, which has accumulated a $135 billion stake in OpenAI since investing $1 billion in a for-profit subsidiary that the startup created in 2019. But the judge told lawyers that there is sufficient evidence for a jury to consider."
"The case revolves around OpenAI's origins as a nonprofit research lab that Musk and Altman launched to develop artificial intelligence designed primarily for the good of humanity. That mission, the two founders believed, could serve as a foil to AI being developed by Google and other profit-driven companies that, they claimed, could deploy the technology recklessly as they strived to make more money."
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers indicated she intends to deny OpenAI's motion to dismiss Elon Musk's 17-month-old lawsuit, allowing a jury to consider whether OpenAI misled Musk during its shift from a nonprofit research lab to a profit-driven enterprise. The judge said she must resolve trial logistics and whether to dismiss unjust enrichment claims against Microsoft, which has amassed a $135 billion stake after investing $1 billion in a 2019 for-profit subsidiary. The judge said there is sufficient evidence for a jury to consider. Both Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman would likely be called to testify, and witness credibility will be central. No trial date has been set.
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