The Jury In The OpenAI Case Has Ruled Against Elon Musk

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After three weeks of testimony and not much deliberation, a jury has ruled against Elon Musk, finding that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman were not liable in the case. The jury found that the statute of limitations had already passed when Musk sued the two executives.

In testimony, Musk's lawyers tried to paint Altman as a dishonest, lying person, even going so far as to reference his recent unflattering New Yorker profile. Altman often struggled to answer the allegations against him. Asked if he thought himself to be an honest person, Altman said, "I believe so." Musk's legal team immediately jumped on that answer. "You believe so?" asked Steven Molo, the lead lawyer for the world's richest man. "I will just amend my answer to yes," Altman responded.

When he was later questioned about statements from past OpenAI employees, including former CTO Mira Murati, who described...

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