"During a hearing on Wednesday, a California judge said she plans to reject Altman's lawyers' last-ditch efforts to end Musk's case against OpenAI and its CEO. "This case is going to trial," US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said. "I think there's plenty of evidence," she said, referring to Musk's case. "It's circumstantial, but that's how these things work." A trial is scheduled for March."
"In his lawsuit filed in 2024, Musk accused OpenAI of misleading him in its decision to abandon its original nonprofit mission and structure in favor of a profit-oriented model, including through its partnership with Microsoft. Musk says he donated $38 million to the maker of ChatGPT over the years to support its mission to develop AI for the benefit of humankind. The Tesla CEO is seeking monetary damages, as well as a judgment to void Microsoft's licensing agreement with OpenAI."
A federal judge in California ruled that Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman will proceed to trial after rejecting motions to dismiss. The judge described the evidence as circumstantial but sufficient for a jury and noted unshared information and assurances about maintaining OpenAI's nonprofit structure. Musk contends OpenAI misled him when it shifted toward a for-profit model and partnered with Microsoft, claiming he donated $38 million to support its original mission. He seeks monetary damages and a judgment voiding Microsoft's licensing agreement. OpenAI denies deception, says Musk knew of for-profit plans by 2018, and notes continued nonprofit control.
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