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Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI heads to trial as jury selection starts

techApr 27, 2026342,418

Jury selection has begun in a California federal trial where Elon Musk accuses OpenAI of abandoning the nonprofit charter he helped establish in 2015. Musk's complaint says OpenAI converted into a commercial company behind ChatGPT and other AI products, channeling value to investors and executives rather than preserving a mission-driven nonprofit structure. The dispute centers on whether OpenAI's governance changes violated its founding agreements and what remedies the court can impose. A ruling for Musk would set a legal precedent on how hybrid AI labs balance charitable charters with venture funding across the tech industry.

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