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The lawsuit between Musk and Altman over OpenAI's future goes to trial this week.
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This week in Northern California, the OpenAI dispute between Elon Musk and Sam Altman goes to trial. The court may rule on whether OpenAI can continue to exist as a for-profit company, and could even determine whether the current leadership should be replaced.
- Musk claims that Altman and Greg Brockman promised to keep OpenAI nonprofit but later restructured it into a for-profit subsidiary.
- He is seeking up to $134 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, and has requested the removal of Altman and Brockman along with restoring OpenAI's nonprofit status.
- 9 jurors will deliver a non-binding advisory verdict, with testimony from Musk, Altman, Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, Mira Murati, and Satya Nadella.
- The California and Delaware attorneys general conditionally approved OpenAI's new structure in October 2025, and the California attorney general has decided not to join Musk's lawsuit.
Legal experts note that Musk's standing to sue and the applicable legal theories are contested. The outcome could affect OpenAI's IPO timeline, the broader AI competitive landscape, and even xAI's position.
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