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Musk vows to appeal after losing case against OpenAI
X owner Elon Musk vowed to appeal a federal grand jury’s verdict against his claim that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was abandoning the company’s original nonprofit vision after it ruled it was not brought in a timely manner.
TL;DR
- Elon Musk will appeal the federal grand jury's verdict against his lawsuit concerning OpenAI's nonprofit vision.
- Musk claims the jury ruled on a "calendar technicality" and not the evidence, reiterating that Altman enriched himself by transforming OpenAI into a for-profit entity.
- He is seeking hundreds of billions in damages from defendants including Microsoft and wants Altman removed from OpenAI's board.
- Musk stated that "creating a precedent to loot charities is incredibly destructive to charitable giving in America."
- District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers affirmed there was substantial evidence supporting the jury's finding.
- Sam Altman will retain his role, and OpenAI will remain a for-profit institution.
- Musk, a co-founder of OpenAI, left in 2018 and founded his own AI company, xAI, which competes with OpenAI's ChatGPT.