MUSK LOSES OPENAI BATTLE — JURY RULES AGAINST BILLIONAIRE IN LESS THAN TWO HOURS Elon Musk walked into federal court in Oakland, California convinced he could take down Sam Altman and OpenAI. He walked out a loser. Nine jurors took less than two hours Monday morning to unanimously dismiss every claim Musk brought against OpenAI and its leadership, ruling his lawsuit was filed too late under the statute of limitations. The verdict ended one of the most-watched legal battles in tech history, a case that cut to the heart of what OpenAI is supposed to be and who controls the future of artificial intelligence. Musk had alleged that Altman and other OpenAI founders betrayed the company’s original nonprofit mission by turning it into a for-profit enterprise. He wanted Altman removed. He wanted money. He got neither. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers accepted the jury’s findings and confirmed she would issue the same ruling from the bench. Within hours, Musk posted on X calling the verdict a calendar technicality and promising an appeal. The timing could not be worse for Musk. His own AI company, xAI, is fighting for relevance against OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic. Monday’s verdict clears Altman of the biggest legal cloud hanging over the company and frees OpenAI to accelerate its push toward a public offering that could dwarf anything in tech history. Eleven days of testimony. Less than two hours to decide. Musk loses. Keywords: Elon Musk OpenAI lawsuit, Sam Altman trial verdict, OpenAI nonprofit mission, Musk xAI