Business - Elon Musk loses lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · May 18, 2026 · 133 words · By Yuka ROYER

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The stakes turn on whether readers accept that saying Musk filed the case too late, beyond the statute of limitations. That point shapes the political meaning of the story.

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Claim 1: “saying Musk filed the case too late, beyond the statute of limitations.”

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Multiple sources explicitly state that the jury's decision was based on the fact that Musk waited too long to file the suit, meaning it was beyond the statute of limitations.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Musk Foundation is a United States–based charitable foundation funded and directed primarily by Elon Musk. The foundation is dedicated to promoting renewable energy, crewed space exploration, pedi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musk_Foundation

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Musk v. Altman was a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in which Elon Musk accused OpenAI and its executives, including CEO Sam Altman, of violating th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musk_v._Altman

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization headquartered in San Francisco, consisting of a for-profit public benefit corporation (PBC) partially controlled by a nonprofit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI

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Claim 2: “After 11 days of testimonies and arguments, a 9-member jury deliberated for less than two hours to reach a unanimous verdict”

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Three independent web sources confirm the specific details: a nine-member jury, a unanimous verdict, and deliberation lasting less than two hours.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gregory Brockman (born November 29, 1987) is an American entrepreneur and software engineer. He is co-founder and president of OpenAI. He began his career at Stripe in 2010, upon leaving MIT, and beca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Brockman

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Claim 3: “research finds US drivers have spent over $40 billion in additional fuel costs since the start of the Iran war.”

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Web search results confirm that US drivers have spent over $40 billion (specifically cited as $41 billion in one source) in additional fuel costs since the start of the Iran war (which began Feb 28, 2026). Wikipedia confirms the existence of the 2026 Iran war.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations

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Claim 4: “Elon Musk has lost his $160 billion dollar lawsuit against OpenAI and its chief Sam Altman in a federal court in California.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that a California jury tossed out Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman in a unanimous verdict.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI is a book by Karen Hao released on May 20, 2025. It focuses on the history of OpenAI and its culture of secrecy and devotion to the promise o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_AI

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The legal affairs of Elon Musk encompass the legal cases involving Elon Musk as the plaintiff, defendant, or concerning his companies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_affairs_of_Elon_Musk

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