【AI前沿】Elon Musk loses his case against Sam Altman

AINewsPolicyElon Musk loses his case against Sam AltmanThe Musk v. Altman jury dismissed all claims due to the statute of limitations.The Musk v. Altman jury dismissed all claims due to the statute of limitations.byHayden FieldMay 18, 2026, 5:39 PM UTCLinkShareGiftImage: Alex Parkin / The VergePart OfAll of the updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s battle over OpenAIsee all updatesHayden Fieldis The Verge’s senior AI reporter. An AI beat reporter for more than five years, her work has also appeared in CNBC, MIT Technology Review, Wired UK, and other outlets.After around two hours of deliberation, the jury has reached a unanimous verdict inMusk v. Altman, the tech trial of the year. The group found that two claims were barred by the statute of limitations, and a third failed thanks to the dismissal of one of these.The jury here is an advisory jury, meaning the group is installed solely to offer another opinion to the judge, and its verdict is technically not legally binding. Ultimately, US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers is the ultimate legal authority — and she accepted the decision.The jury found that Musk’s claim for breach of charitable trust was barred by the statute of limitations, and the claim that Microsoft aided and abetted such a breach failed with it. Restitution is also barred by the statute of limitations, the jury found.OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment. On X, Muskposteda statement saying he’d be filing an appeal. He said that the judge and jury ruled “on a calendar technicality” rather than the “merits of the case” and that “there is no question to anyone following the case in detail that Altman & Brockman did in fact enrich themselves by stealing a charity. The only question is WHEN they did it!”Alex Haurek, a Microsoft spokesperson, said in a statement, “The facts and the timeline in this case have long been clear, and we welcome the jury’s decision to dismiss these claims as untimely. We remain committed to our work with OpenAI to advance and scale AI for people and organizations around the world.”RelatedMusk v. Altman proved that AI is led by the wrong peopleMusk vs. Altman is here, and it’s going to get messyMusk v. Altmanhas taken over a federal courtroom in Oakland for three weeks, with the core accusation being that OpenAI strayed from its founding mission and that Musk’s money was earmarked for a nonprofit in particular. Musk alleges that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and company president Greg Brockman breached OpenAI’s charitable trust and participated in unjust enrichment at Musk’s expense. He also alleges that Microsoft aided and abetted the two in breach of charitable trust. Both sides have used every opportunity to smear each other — and throughsalacious evidenceandeyebrow-raising testimony, both sides have come out looking somehow even less trustworthy than when the court process began.Follow topics and authorsfrom this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Hayden FieldAIElon MuskLawMicrosoftNewsOpenAIPolicyTechMore in:All of the updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s battle over OpenAIMusk v. Altman proved that AI is led by the wrong peopleHayden FieldMay 18The jury has delivered a unanimous verdict.Richard LawlerMay 18An observer has just been ejected from the court by the US marshals.Elizabeth LopattoMay 18Most PopularMost PopularBad, Bad, Bad, Bad RoommateDisco Elysium’s spiritual successor can’t escape its phantomsElon Musk loses his case against Sam AltmanMicrosoft is retiring Teams’ Together ModeMusk v. Altman proved that AI is led by the wrong peopleThe Verge DailyA free daily digest of the news that matters most.Email (required)Sign UpBy submitting your email, you agree to ourTermsandPrivacy Notice.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the GooglePrivacy PolicyandTerms of Serviceapply.Advertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native ad