Elon Musk Loses $150 Billion OpenAI Lawsuit; Jury Says He Sued Too Late The verdict in Elon Musk's high profile lawsuit against OpenAI is a resounding defeat, but one that should come as no surprise to anyone who followed the trial.
The jury's unanimous decision that Musk waited too long to sue effectively killed his case before it even had a chance to get off the ground. Musk's lawsuit was doomed from the start by his own delay in acting.
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