{"id":2604050,"date":"2026-05-18T14:25:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T18:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-loses-case-against-sam-altman-over-openai-mission\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T14:25:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T18:25:55","slug":"musk-loses-case-against-sam-altman-over-openai-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-loses-case-against-sam-altman-over-openai-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk loses case against Sam Altman over OpenAI mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmusk-loses-case-against-sam-altman-over-openai-mission%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2604050&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A federal grand jury rejected Elon Musk\u2019s claims against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, ruling that Musk filed the accusations after the statute of limitations expired. The decision prevents Altman from being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-calls-2-7-billion-smartmatic-lawsuit-attack-on-first-amendment-moves-to-dismiss\/\" title=\"Fox News Calls .7 Billion Smartmatic Lawsuit Attack On First Amendment, Moves To Dismiss\">held liable<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-moves-to-drop-10-billion-irs-lawsuit\/\" title=\"Trump moves to drop  billion IRS lawsuit\">underlying lawsuit argued<\/a> that Altman led OpenAI away from its original humanitarian mission by shifting to a for-profit structure-first announcing a for-profit subsidiary in 2019 and later fully transitioning to the for-profit model in 2025.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>A federal grand jury dismissed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1412\">Elon Musk<\/a>\u2018s claims that OpenAI CEO <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sam-altman\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11096\">Sam Altman<\/a> was abandoning the company\u2019s original humanitarian mission in a ruling on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The jury unanimously decided that all of Musk\u2019s claims were not brought in a timely manner within the statute of limitations, and thus Altman could not be held liable.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4572365\/new-york-commute-slammed-lirr-strike\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>New Yorkers slammed by nightmare Monday morning commute thanks to LIRR strike<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4569400\/paramount-podcast-deal-katie-miller\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Paramount considers podcast deal with Stephen Miller\u2019s wife: Report<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4568698\/european-mp-join-congressmen-scrutinize-paramount-wbd-merger\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>European legislators join members of Congress in scrutinizing Paramount-WBD merger<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4544068\/elon-musk-lawsuit-against-sam-altman-could-change-ai-industry\/\">WHAT ELON MUSK\u2019S LAWSUIT AGAINST SAM ALTMAN COULD CHANGE ABOUT THE AI INDUSTRY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The ruling is a major blow to Musk, who brought the lawsuit against his former friend and co-founder of OpenAI, a company they built together with other <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >artificial intelligence industry leaders<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Musk\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sports-illustrated-accuses-high-school-football-coach-who-prayed-with-team-of-eroding-a-bedrock-of-american-democracy\/\" title=\"Sports Illustrated Accuses High School Football Coach Who Prayed with Team of Eroding a \u201cBedrock of American Democracy\u201d\">lawsuit centered<\/a> on the fact that Altman transitioned OpenAI away from its nonprofit model to a for-profit company, arguing that Altman prioritized monetary gain over the original beneficial mission. 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