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Elon Musk loses US lawsuit against OpenAI

Al Jazeera · · 680 words · By AP; Reuters
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14 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“In a unanimous verdict, the jury in Oakland, California federal court said Musk had brought his case too late.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that a jury in Oakland, California federal court unanimously ruled that Musk brought his case too late (statute of limitations).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bret Steven Taylor (born 1980) is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur. He led the team that co-created Google Maps, was the chief technology officer (CTO) of Facebook (now Meta Platforms)…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Reid Garrett Hoffman (born August 5, 1967) is an American Internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist, podcaster, and author. Hoffman is the co-founder and former executive chairman of LinkedIn, a busin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tesla, Inc. ( TEZ-lə or TESS-lə) is an American multinational automotive and clean energy company. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, it designs, manufactures, and sells battery electric vehicles (BEVs…
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“A United States jury has ruled against Elon Musk in his lawsuit against OpenAI, finding the artificial intelligence (AI) company not liable”
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Web search results confirm the jury tossed out the lawsuit and found OpenAI and its executives not liable on all claims.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elon Musk is a businessman and entrepreneur, known predominantly for his leading roles in the automotive company Tesla, Inc. and the space company SpaceX. Musk is also known for his ownership of techn…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_career_of_Elon_Musk
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Errol Graham Musk (born 25 May 1946) is a South African businessman, politician, mine-owner, and, as the father of Elon Musk, a member of the Musk family. He was an Independent member of the Pretoria …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Errol_Musk
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elon Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter in October 2022; Musk acted as CEO of Twitter until June 2023 when he was succeeded by Linda Yaccarino. Twitter was rebranded to X on July 23, 2023, and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_under_Elon_Musk
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“The jury deliberated for less than two hours.”
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Two separate web search results explicitly state that the jury deliberated for less than two hours.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jury tosses Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman. The jury ruled that Musk waited too long to sue and found Altman, co-founder Greg Brockman and OpenAI not liable on all claims.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/openai-elon-musk-case…
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web search NEUTRAL — The jury deliberated less than two hours.Musk accused OpenAI of wrongfully trying to enrich investors and insiders at the nonprofit's expense, and failing to prioritize AI's safety. He also contended …
https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/elon-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — A California jury has tossed out Elon Musk's high-profile lawsuit against OpenAI and its boss Sam Altman. In a unanimous verdict, the case was thrown out because Musk had filed his lawsuit after a sta…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cewpyv79pw1o
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“US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said, “There’s a substantial amount of evidence to support the jury’s finding, which is why I was prepared to dismiss on the spot,””
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about the United States and Reuters news headlines, none of which contain the quote or statement attributed to Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers.
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web search NEUTRAL — The three largest airlines in the world, by total number of passengers carried, are U.S.-based; American Airlines became the global leader after its 2013 merger with US Airways. [405]
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S. or US) or colloquially as America, is a country that is mainly in North America. It is made of 50 states, 1 federal district (…
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
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web search NEUTRAL — 18 hours ago · Reuters.com is your online source for the latest US news stories and current events, ensuring our readers up to date with any breaking news developments
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/
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“Musk was a co-founder of OpenAI, the company that launched in 2015 and went on to create ChatGPT.”
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Wikipedia and other web sources confirm OpenAI was founded in 2015 and that Elon Musk was a co-founder/co-chair. They also confirm the creation of ChatGPT.
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web search NEUTRAL — OpenAI was founded in 2015 in Delaware as a nonprofit. A for-profit subsidiary of the nonprofit was created in 2019, and a 2025 restructuring converted the subsidiary into a PBC that is 26% owned by t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI
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web search NEUTRAL — Elon Musk helped launch OpenAI and was named a co-chair in the 2015 announcement.[1] OpenAI later said he left the nonprofit board in February 2018, while ChatGPT launched on November 30, 2022.[5][2] …
https://chatai.guide/concepts/who-created-chatgpt/
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web search NEUTRAL — Musk departed OpenAI, which created ChatGPT, in 2018, and has since launched his own AI venture, xAI. Their latest point of contention seems to change by the week, with Altman explaining how his view …
https://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-elon-musk-and-sam…
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“After investing $38m in its first years, Musk in 2024 accused OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and his top deputy of shifting into a moneymaking mode behind his back.”
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Web search results confirm Musk sued OpenAI in 2024, accusing Sam Altman and Greg Brockman of shifting the company to a for-profit model. While the specific $38m figure isn't explicitly in the snippets, the core accusation and timing are corroborated.
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2024, Musk sued OpenAI, Altman, and OpenAI president Greg Brockman over the AI company's transition to a for-profit entity.
https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-blasts-openai-bait…
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web search NEUTRAL — Elon Musk legal battle with OpenAI takes a new turn after Sam Altman makes explosive statement about world’s richest person’s claims.
https://jang.com.pk/en/65555-sam-altman-rejects-elon-musks-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — Elon Musk has accused Sam Altman of betraying the founding agreement of the non-profit they started together, OpenAI, by changing it to a for-profit enterprise. Jury selection began at a federal court…
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/27/elon-musk…
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“The trial that began April 27”
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Three independent web search results confirm that the trial was scheduled to begin on April 27.
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web search NEUTRAL — A federal trial beginning April 27 will address allegations that OpenAI and its leadership shifted from a nonprofit, public-benefit mission to a for-profit model linked with Microsoft, allegedly misle…
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-01-musk-openai-trial-april.…
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web search NEUTRAL — Musk’s claims against OpenAI will be decided by a nine-person jury. To be sure, Judge Rogers on Friday, April 24, dismissed Musk’s fraud claims in his lawsuit. This means that the trial will proceed o…
https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/artificial-inte…
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web search NEUTRAL — A trial for the lawsuit filed by Elon Musk against OpenAI CEO Samuel Altman is scheduled to begin on April 27 including Microsoft.
https://www.firstpost.com/tech/musk-vs-openai-trial-schedule…
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“OpenAI, now a company valued at $852bn”
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The valuation of $852 billion is reported by a cross-reference (Nbcwashington) and multiple web sources including Bloomberg and AOL.
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web search NEUTRAL — OpenAI (OPAI.PVT) on Tuesday announced it closed its latest funding round, raising $122 billion in commitments at a valuation of $852 billion. That’s more than the $110 billion the company said it rai…
https://www.aol.com/articles/openai-valued-852-billion-lates…
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web search NEUTRAL — OpenAI has completed a deal to raise $122 billion from investors at an $852 billion valuation, marking the company’s largest funding round to date by far and bolstering its costly push for more chips,…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-31/openai-va…
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web search NEUTRAL — OpenAI just closed a $122 BILLION funding round, the largest private raise in human history, pushing their valuation to a staggering $852 Billion. Here is why this is either the greatest play in histo…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/saasberry_openai-is-now-worth…
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“Musk says he was responding to deceptive conduct that OpenAI’s board picked up on when it fired Altman as CEO in 2023 before he got his job back days later.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm the specific details of Musk's response regarding the 2023 firing and rehiring of Sam Altman.
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“The verdict followed 11 days of testimony and arguments”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm the specific duration of testimony (11 days) for the trial.
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“Musk’s lawyer Steven Molo”
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“OpenAI competes with AI companies such as Anthropic and xAI.”
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“Microsoft has spent more than $100bn on its partnership with OpenAI, a Microsoft executive testified.”
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“Musk’s xAI is now part of his space and rocket company SpaceX”
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