Judge Turns Away Elon Musk’s Attempt to Stop OpenAI From Becoming For-Profit

The federal judge also prepared to fast-track the trial in the case.
Judge Turns Away Elon Musk’s Attempt to Stop OpenAI From Becoming For-Profit
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk in Washington on Jan. 20, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Reuters
Zachary Stieber
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A federal judge on March 4 rejected billionaire Elon Musk’s attempt to halt Open AI’s transition from nonprofit to for-profit status.

Emails introduced by Musk in the legal case, which was filed in California, are suggestive but “on balance, the Court finds the emails are insufficient for purposes of the high burden required for a preliminary injunction and the question of likelihood of success on the merits to be a toss-up,” U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers wrote in a 16-page decision.
Zachary Stieber
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Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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