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• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  [Deleted post] This illustrates why the ruling by the terrible activist Oakland judge, who simply used the jury as a fig leaf, creates such a terrible precedent.  She just handed out a free license to loot charities if you can keep the looting quiet for a few years!

• @mtslive @mtslive on x

  We asked Washington Post tech reporter @GerritD whether the OpenAI trial got AGI-pilled. He says Elon Musk tried to make the case about AI safety and humanity's future, but the judge kept pulling it back to corporate litigation. “The judge didn't want this to be a... you know, [v…

• @mtslive @mtslive on x

  SITUATION ANALYSIS: @GerritD says the OpenAI trial gives the company a much cleaner answer to the nonprofit criticism that has followed it for years. OpenAI can now point to the court and the coming IPO path when critics ask why a nonprofit-controlled company is building [video]

• @rachelmetz Rachel Metz on x

  Covering the Musk/Altman trial has been a wild ride. To me, the most fascinating thing was the $$$ — Greg and Ilya's $30B and $7B stakes in OAI, Sam's billions in co's that do biz w OAI, the $100B+ MSFT spent (including its $13B investment) on OAI. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @mtslive @mtslive on x

  SITUATION DETECTED: Musk says he will appeal the OpenAI verdict. We asked @ns123abc to break it down: The jury never reached the substance of Musk's claims, only whether he brought them too late. If an appeal revives the case, the real fight over OpenAI's nonprofit mission [video…

• @apples_jimmy @apples_jimmy on x

  He also lost another case in February when he accused openai of poaching his employees. You're not going to have a better lab by trying crap lawsuits bro.

• @zeffmax Max Zeff on x

  ...Because this case was filed in 2024, Musk had to argue that the OpenAI charity was stolen after 2021 (within the statute of limitations).  Musk claimed it happened in 2023, when MSFT invested $10B in OpenAI's for-profit arm... Evidence revealed in the case showed that Altman s…

• @katiemiller Katie Miller on x

  What a retarded headline — the judge & jury didn't rule on his claims. Sam Altman stole a charity. Maybe the law is too difficult for WIRED.

• @beffjezos @beffjezos on x

  Anyone wanna go out together to raise $1B seed @ 0% dil with me now that this precedent is set?

• @katiemiller Katie Miller on x

  The judge and jury completely sidestepped @elonmusk's core claims against the company. Sam Altman stole a charity. Two hours of jury deliberations prove they didn't even consider breach of charitable trust.

• @martyrdison Mads Campbell on x

  for anyone wondering the process next for the musk vs. openai trial: they can appeal to the 9th circuit there, the statute of limitations issue can be reviewed by a 3 judge panel. you don't know which judges you're getting until shortly before the 9th circuit is nicknamed the

• @garymarcus Gary Marcus on x

  the AI trial of the century ended with a procedural whimper rather a bang; the jury agreed that Musk was too late but never weighed in on the questions of whether OpenAI did was legitimate. and so we will never know what the world might be like had OpenAI been forced to fully [im…

• @ceodonovan Caroline O'Donovan on x

  i think we can all agree the real winner here is @RonanFarrow for getting his “dozens of pages” long Altman profile name checked in the court record

• @garymarcus Gary Marcus on x

  the AI trial of the century ending with procedural whimper rather a bang; the jury agreed that Musk was too late but never weighed in on the questions of whether OpenAI did was legitimate. and so we will never know what the world might be like had OpenAI been forced to fully foll…

• @sporadica @sporadica on x

  i just don't know how people expected Elon to have a legit case it was always so clearly the biggest sham lawsuit. i mean bro missed the statute of limitations by years. this was all theatre. so stupid (but we did get some interesting historical info and private text messages!) […

• @wolf_vukovic Vuk Vukovic on x

  It's a bit disappointing to see the suit being dismissed on such a basic procedural error. I was really interested to see the verdict and the justification behind it. Having said that, if I were Musk, I would be furious with either myself or my legal team. To not even consider

• @zeffmax Max Zeff on x

  One word statement from Elon Musk's lawyer Marc Toberoff to reporters walking out of the courtroom: “Appeal.”

• @shakeelhashim Shakeel on x

  Well that was a good use of everyone's time!

• @mgsiegler M.G. Siegler on x

  Narrator: we did not. https://spyglass.org/... [image]

• @altryne Alex Volkov on x

  BREAKING: in Musk v. Altman, a unanimous nine-person jury found OpenAI not liable! determining that Elon Musk brought his claims past the legal statute of limitations. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez indicated she'll likely side with the jury. @OpenAI avoids a potentially devastating [imag…

• @lex_node @lex_node on x

  every lawyer, founder, VC will now have ‘start as nonprofit and pivot to for-profit while giving donors no equity’ as a standard part of their playbooks ‘normal tech’ becoming more like crypto by the day [image]

• @danprimack Dan Primack on x

  3/ If this came down to stature of limitations, why did the judge allow case to proceed? Feels like a waste of everyone's time and money.

• @gerritd Gerrit De Vynck on x

  Musk has lost his case against OpenAI in the most anti-climactic way possible. Less than 2 hours of jury deliberation despite 3 weeks of testimony and hundreds of documents. The jury didn't weigh in on whether Musk was right or wrong, they just said he failed to bring his claims

• @gerberkawasaki Ross Gerber on x

  Elon loses in court against Sam. Not unexpected after reviewing the testimony. Open AI wins the case.

• @danprimack Dan Primack on x

  Breaking: @sama beats @elonmusk in court.

• @alexrkonrad Alex Konrad on x

  this whole Musk vs OpenAI spectacle could've been an email

• @mikeisaac Rat King on x

  MUSK LOSES CLAIMS BARRED BY STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

• @mikeisaac Rat King on x

  UNANIMOUS VERDICT IN MUSK VS OPEN AI IS IN AFTER ONLY 90 MIN OF DELIBERATION https://www.nytimes.com/...

• Emil Protalinski Emil Protalinski on linkedin

  Elon Musk's OpenAI saga is not over.  —  That said, the three-week Musk v. Altman trial could have been an email. …

• Kimberly Russell Kimberly Russell on linkedin

  🚨JUST IN: A federal jury in Oakland rejected Elon Musk's claims against OpenAI, Sam Altman, and Microsoft — unanimously, in under two hours. …

• Harleen Kaur Bawa Harleen Kaur Bawa on linkedin

  The jury just delivered a unanimous verdict in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI — and it took only about two hours.  —  Dismissed.  All charges. …

• @cliffjones Cliff Jones Jr on bluesky

  I only want to hear good news today.  Don't come at me saying Sam Altman just won in court.  Tell me that Elon Musk LOST!  Keep it positive.

• @thedextriarchy Adi Robertson on bluesky

  Elon Musk made us all sit through 3 weeks of AI industry dirt, in order to... get his claims dismissed in 2 hours thanks to the statute of limitations so none of the dirt even mattered in court at all

• @socialmedialab.ca @socialmedialab.ca on bluesky

  Elon Musk lost his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI.  The only silver lining was that some of Silicon Valley's dirty laundry got aired in public. techcrunch.com/2026/05/18/e...

• @haydenfield Hayden Field on bluesky

  Public opinion of the AI industry is already sinking.  A parade of seemingly untrustworthy executives makes it look worse.  Ultimately, Musk v. Altman was a battle about control—and even though claims were dismissed, some of the trial takeaways were damning. www.theverge.com/ai-a…

• @rincewind.run Micah on bluesky

  my natural schadenfreude at elon musk eating shit is being tempered by the fact that the beneficiary is sam altman [embedded post]

• @klonick Kate Klonick on bluesky

  Can't believe this all came down to SoL.  —  Which as a reminder for those studying for the bar exam, is a perfect acronym.  —  www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...

• @carnage4life Dare Obasanjo on bluesky

  Elon Musk has lost the lawsuit intended to stop OpenAI from switching to a for-profit corporation from a non-profit.  —  He lost on a technicality: the jury unanimously agreed he filed the lawsuit too late and thus beyond the statute of limitations.  He had 3 years to sue but did…

• @emptywheel @emptywheel on bluesky

  After jury decides Elon waited too long to sue Sam Altman, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers says she was ready to dismiss on the spot.  —  Which, by not doing, resulted in a whole lot of damning information getting into the public record.  —  www.reuters.com/legal/govern...  [image]

• r/news r on reddit

  Jury throws out Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman in less than two hours

• r/NPR r on reddit

  Jury dismisses all claims in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

• r/BetterOffline r on reddit

  Elon Musk loses court battle against Sam Altman and OpenAI after 3-week trial

• r/fuckelonmusk r on reddit

  Elon Musk loses court battle against Sam Altman and OpenAI after 3-week trial

• r/InterstellarKinetics r on reddit

  BREAKING: A Federal Jury Just Found Sam Altman and OpenAI Not Liable on All Claims After Three Weeks of Trial, Ending Elon Musk's $150 Billion Lawsuit …

• r/RealTesla r on reddit

  Jury dismisses all claims in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

• r/siliconvalley r on reddit

  Jury throws out Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman in less than two hours

• r/law r on reddit

  Elon Musk lost his case against Sam Altman

• r/EnoughMuskSpam r on reddit

  Elon Musk lost his case against Sam Altman

• r/GlobalNews r on reddit

  Elon Musk loses court battle against Sam Altman and OpenAI after 3-week trial

• r/ArtificialInteligence r on reddit

  Jury rules against Elon Musk in his feud with OpenAI, saying he filed his lawsuit too late

• r/artificial r on reddit

  Jury rules against Elon Musk in his feud with OpenAI, saying he filed his lawsuit too late

• r/law r on reddit

  Jury rules against Elon Musk in his feud with OpenAI, saying he filed his lawsuit too late

• r/neoliberal r on reddit

  Jury rules against Elon Musk in his feud with OpenAI, saying he filed his lawsuit too late

• r/accelerate r on reddit

  Jury tosses Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman

• r/singularity r on reddit

  Elon Musk loses court battle against Sam Altman and OpenAI after 3-week trial

• r/StockMarket r on reddit

  Elon Musk loses court battle against Sam Altman and OpenAI after 3-week trial

• @hadas_gold Hadas Gold on x

  It looks like @elonmusk deleted this post that called the judge in the OpenAI case an activist judge https://x.com/... [image]

• @kevinnbass Kevin Bass on x

  Of course Altman and Brockman stole the charity. The evidence is overwhelming. They stole it because Altman is an extremely dishonest person in general. The evidence there is also overwhelming. An extremely dishonest person shouldn't be in charge of AGI. This should be obvious

• @xfreeze @xfreeze on x

  There's overwhelming evidence that Altman and Brockman stole the charity From all directions - side deals, backroom lobbying, teaming up to enrich themselves, and even taking equity in companies that OpenAI invested in The judge tossed the entire case like it was nothing Elon

• @quinnypig Corey Quinn on x

  Old man requests someone teach him this lesson again.

• @xfreeze @xfreeze on x

  After weeks of damning evidence exposing the grift inside OpenAI... Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers basically said: “Blah blah blah... Elon didn't sue in time. Statute of limitations expired” She completely ignored everything The mountains of evidence showing how Altman and

• @emostaque Emad on x

  So would this be legal under the ruling: Set up a charity, raise $100m etc When setting it up say you may set up a for profit & raise billions Three years later set up for profit with IP transferred from foundation Give yourself equity Profit?

• @katiemiller Katie Miller on x

  In America, you can't convert a nonprofit to a for-profit. The rule of law must mean something or we aren't living in a democracy.

• @hansmahncke Hans Mahncke on x

  Let this be a lesson to everyone to file claims immediately, even when the full picture is not yet clear, because statutes of limitation are unforgiving. Many Russiagate victims missed their window of opportunity by assuming they did not have enough information to proceed. What

• @sawyermerritt Sawyer Merritt on x

  Elon has officially announced that he will be appealing the OpenAI trial verdict: “I will be filing an appeal with the Ninth Circuit, because creating a precedent to loot charities is incredibly destructive to charitable giving in America.”

• r/Law_and_Politics r on reddit

  Elon Musk loses landmark lawsuit against Sam Altman and Open AI after jury unanimously rejects his claims

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  Musk v. Altman: Elon Musk says the judge and jury “never actually ruled on the merits of the case, just on a calendar technicality” and he will file an appeal