The legal dispute between Elon Musk and OpenAI, an artificial intelligence company he co-founded, continues to ferment. Musk tried to stop OpenAI from transitioning to a for-profit company, but his federal court lawsuit in Oakland, California suffered setbacks. The judge refused to issue a forbidden order, arguing that preventing the development of OpenAI was inappropriate, and stated that he would allow Musk to file a lawsuit against OpenAI. The case involved OpenAI's huge investment agreement with Microsoft and OpenAI's mission change, with Musk accusing OpenAI of deviating from its original non-profit nature and carrying out anti-competitive behavior. Openai refuted that Musk's allegations were basically not foundation.
Musk's lawyers believe that the restructuring of OpenAI will cause "irreparable losses" to Musk, but the judge questioned this. The case is expected to enter the formal trial until the end of 2026 or 2027, which will pose a challenge to Musk's newly established xAI company. This lawsuit against billionaires has attracted widespread attention, and the result will have a profound impact on the artificial intelligence industry. The future direction of Musk and OpenAI remains full of uncertainty.
Although the judge did not immediately issue a formal order, she said she would allow Musk to sue OpenAI on some charges and may ask him to testify in court. Musk accused OPENAI reaching a $ 13 billion investment agreement with Microsoft after his resignation of the board of directors in 2018, departing from his original charity mission and implementing anti -competitive behavior.
OpenAI responded that Musk's allegations were basically not foundation, and it was a harassment of the company. With the upgrade of the battle between the two parties, OpenAI also announced a series of emails and text messages, showing that Musk supported the company to adopt a more traditional corporate structure to reflect the complexity of the case.
Analysts believe that the lawsuit may not enter the formal trial stage until the end of 2026 or 2027, which means that Musk's XAI startup will face more severe challenges in financing and technical catch -up. Since its establishment in 2023, the valuation of XAI has increased to $ 50 billion, but the gap between OpenAI is still significant.
With the advancement of the case, in the next few months, the "billionaire's battle for billionaires" may arouse more attention and discussion, and the fate of Musk and Openai will still be full of variables.
The final result of this lawsuit will have a significant impact on the artificial intelligence industry, which not only affects the future development of OpenAI, but also the development prospects of Musk's xAI company. We will continue to pay attention to the progress of this case in the coming months.