'You filed too late, Elon!': Jury tosses Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman

Game over for Elon Musk? In a stunning courtroom defeat, a U.S. jury has ruled in favour of OpenAI, rejecting Musk’s explosive claims that the company betrayed humanity for profit. And now, one of the biggest battles in artificial intelligence has entered a whole new phase. A federal jury in Oakland, California, has dealt a major blow to Elon Musk in his high-profile lawsuit against OpenAI. On May 18, jurors unanimously ruled that OpenAI was not liable to Musk over claims the company abandoned its original mission to benefit humanity. Instead, the jury concluded Musk had simply filed the lawsuit too late.The decision came after less than two hours of deliberation, ending an explosive legal showdown that many viewed as a defining moment for the future of artificial intelligence.Back in 2024, Musk sued OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman, and President Greg Brockman.