Overview
- Elon Musk filed a binding pledge that he will not keep any money if he wins and would send any award to an OpenAI charity.
- Jury selection is scheduled to begin on April 27 in Oakland federal court.
- Musk claims Sam Altman and Greg Brockman misled him into donating $38 million by saying OpenAI would stay a nonprofit before shifting to a for‑profit model.
- Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers will have the jury decide liability first, then consider Musk’s requests to revert OpenAI to a nonprofit, claw back billions, or remove leaders and strip their equity.
- OpenAI says the suit is a harassment effort meant to slow a rival and has asked California and Delaware attorneys general to review Musk’s conduct.