Silicon Valley’s messiest breakup is definitely headed to court

A federal judge has rejected dismissal requests from OpenAI and Microsoft, scheduling Elon Musk's lawsuit against them for a jury trial in late April in Oakland. Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015 as a nonprofit but left and later sued, claiming his former partners betrayed the original charitable mission by accepting billions from Microsoft and restructuring as a for-profit entity. The judge determined there is sufficient evidence for a jury to decide if OpenAI violated its nonprofit commitments. Furthermore, the jury will consider whether Microsoft knowingly assisted OpenAI in breaking those promises, although the judge dismissed Musk's specific claim that Microsoft was unjustly enriched at his expense. The ongoing legal battle highlights the severe deterioration of relationships between Musk, OpenAI, and Microsoft, who are now increasingly direct competitors in the AI space.

(Source：TechCrunch)