Jury unanimously dismisses Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI

MoneyWatch Jury unanimously dismisses Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI due to statute of limitations .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-moneywatch.jpg'); } By Mary Cunningham Mary Cunningham Reporter, MoneyWatch Mary Cunningham is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch. She previously worked at "60 Minutes," CBSNews.com and CBS News 24/7 as part of the CBS News Associate Program. Read Full Bio Mary Cunningham May 18, 2026 / 1:48 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google A California jury voted unanimously to dismiss claims against OpenAI and Sam Altman on Monday due to the statute of limitations, dealing a victory to the AI company and its founder in a high-stakes case brought by Elon Musk.The trial took place in an Oakland courtroom over about three weeks, pitting Altman and Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, against each other.Both Altman and Musk testified during the trial, along with OpenAI and Microsoft executives and legal experts. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers presided over the case, with the jury serving in an advisory role.— This is a developing story and will be updated. Edited by Aimee Picchi The Associated Press contributed to this report. AI: Artificial Intelligence More Workers are getting paid to teach AI how to do their jobs