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Musk loses landmark lawsuit against OpenAI after jury finds he filed his claim too late

Elon Musk attends a trial at a federal courthouse in Oakland, California, USA
Elon Musk attends a trial at a federal courthouse in Oakland, California on April 30, 2026. © Josh Edelson, AFP

The world's richest man Elon Musk lost his blockbuster lawsuit against artificial intelligence giant OpenAI on Monday, with a federal jury finding that the tycoon had waited too long to bring his case forward. The trial saw some of the most powerful figures in Silicon Valley go head-to-head with their competing ambitions for the rapidly changing technology.

A US jury on Monday ruled ​against Elon Musk in his lawsuit against OpenAI, finding the artificial intelligence company not liable to the world's richest person for having allegedly strayed from its original mission to benefit humanity.

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