‘Sideshow’ fears and billionaire dreams: What I learned from Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI

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Elon Musk first filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in February 2024. Despite OpenAI’s repeated attempts to have it dismissed, the case now heads to a jury trial on April 27 in the federal court of Northern California.

Musk’s main claim is that OpenAI and its leaders have abandoned the mission of the original non-profit company it funded. In contrast, OpenAI treated Musk’s claims as sour grapes. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers recently decided the case was worthy of trial, Saying In court that “part of this…

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