{"id":23149,"date":"2026-05-19T08:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/how-sam-altmans-victory-over-elon-musk-clears-way-for-openais-trillion-dollar-ambitions\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T08:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:37:17","slug":"how-sam-altmans-victory-over-elon-musk-clears-way-for-openais-trillion-dollar-ambitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/how-sam-altmans-victory-over-elon-musk-clears-way-for-openais-trillion-dollar-ambitions\/","title":{"rendered":"How Sam Altman\u2019s victory over Elon Musk clears way for OpenAI\u2019s trillion-dollar ambitions"},"content":{"rendered":"

OpenAI\u2019s plans now seem all but guaranteed, given that the world\u2019s richest man couldn\u2019t put a stop to them<\/p>\n

On Monday morning, a jury in Oakland, California, handed a resounding victory to Sam Altman and OpenAI in their long, bitter courtroom battle with Elon Musk.<\/p>\n

The federal jury found Altman, OpenAI and its president, Greg Brockman, not liable for Elon Musk\u2019s claims that they unjustly enriched themselves and broke a founding contract made with Musk when founding the startup. The unanimous verdict, delivered after less than two hours of deliberation, is a stark rebuke of Musk and his lawyer\u2019s claims that Altman \u201cstole a charity\u201d through his leadership of OpenAI.<\/p>\n

Nick Robins-Early contributed reporting<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nOpenAI\u2019s plans now seem all but guaranteed, given that the world\u2019s richest man couldn\u2019t put a stop to them
\nOn Monday morning, a jury in Oakland, California, handed a resounding victory to Sam Altman and OpenAI in their long, bitter courtroom battle with Elon Musk.
\nThe federal jury found Altman, OpenAI and its president, Greg Brockman, not liable for Elon Musk\u2019s claims that they unjustly enriched themselves and broke a founding contract made with Musk when founding the startup. The unanimous verdict, delivered after less than two hours of deliberation, is a stark rebuke of Musk and his lawyer\u2019s claims that Altman \u201cstole a charity\u201d through his leadership of OpenAI.
\nNick Robins-Early contributed reporting Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OpenAI\u2019s plans now seem all but guaranteed, given that the world\u2019s richest man couldn\u2019t put a stop to them On Monday morning, a jury in Oakland, California, handed a resounding victory to Sam Altman and OpenAI in their long, bitter courtroom battle with Elon Musk. The federal jury found Altman, OpenAI and its president, Greg …<\/p>\n

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