Jury rules Musk lawsuit against Open AI and Altman was filed too late
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A federal jury in Oakland took less than two hours Monday to decide a verdict against Tesla CEO Elon Musk, stating his lawsuit against OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman was filed too late to fall within the 2 to 3-year statue of limitations. OpenAI attorneys asserted that Musk co-founded OpenAI with support for creating a future for-profit subsidiary, but the defense says Musk didn't act until he saw OpenAI become a successful competitor to Musk's xAI. Musk claims Altman and Brockman "stole" the charity and created a for-profit for personal enrichment.