Silicon Valley’s messiest breakup is definitely headed to court
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A federal judge denied OpenAI’s and Microsoft’s motions to dismiss, sending Elon Musk’s lawsuit to a jury trial slated for April 27 in a Northern California federal court. Musk alleges OpenAI abandoned its nonprofit mission and partnered with Microsoft, seeking up to $134 billion in damages.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechCrunch·Silicon Valley’s messiest breakup is definitely headed to court
A federal judge rejected OpenAI and Microsoft's requests to dismiss Elon Musk's case, sending it to court.
- The Verge·‘Sideshow’ concerns and billionaire dreams: What I learned from Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI
Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI is headed to a jury trial on April 27th. Musk alleges OpenAI abandoned its nonprofit mission, which he funded. The case will proceed in Northern California federal court.
- TechMeme·Unsealed docs from Elon Musk's OpenAI lawsuit, set for a jury trial on April 27, show Sutskever's concerns about treating open-source AI as a "side show", more (Alex Heath/The Verge)
Elon Musk's OpenAI lawsuit, set for April 27 jury trial, reveals Sutskever's concerns about treating open-source AI as a "side show", according to unsealed documents, as reported by Alex Heath for The Verge.
- TechMeme·Unsealed docs from Elon Musk's OpenAI lawsuit, set for a jury trial on April 27: Sutskever's concerns about treating open-source AI as a "side show", and more (Alex Heath/Sources)
Elon Musk's OpenAI lawsuit is set for a jury trial on April 27. Unsealed documents reveal concerns from Sutskever about treating open-source AI as a "side show".
- TechMeme·Filing: Elon Musk seeks $79B-$134B damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging OpenAI defrauded him by abandoning nonprofit roots and partnering with Microsoft (Robert Burnson/Bloomberg)
Elon Musk seeks $79B-$134B in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging OpenAI defrauded him by abandoning nonprofit roots and partnering with Microsoft.
- TechCrunch·Musk wants up to $134B in OpenAI lawsuit, despite $700B fortune
Elon Musk seeks up to $134B in OpenAI lawsuit, citing returns "many orders of magnitude greater" than his initial investment, despite his $700B fortune.
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- Musk v. Altman: the judge asks Elon Musk and Sam Altman to "control your propensity to use social media to make things worse", as opening statements begin (Madlin Mekelburg/Bloomberg)4 outlets