Elon Musk took on Sam Altman, accusing him of betraying OpenAI's original nonprofit mission. https://p.dw.com/p/5DwPX The trial had pitted Elon Musk, the world's richest man, against AI giant OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman Image: Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo/dpa/picture alliance Advertisement A US federal jury ruled Monday that Elon Musk waited too long to sue OpenAI and its co-founders, handing a decisive win to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. In the civil lawsuit heard in a federal court in Oakland, California, Musk accused Altman, OpenAI president Greg Brockman and the company itself of abandoning its original mission to benefit humanity and instead becoming a for-profit corporation. What do we know about the jury's decision against Musk? The jury, which deliberated for only two hours before returning its verdict, served in an advisory role and found that Musk missed the statute of limitations deadline. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers accepted the nine-person jury's unanimous verdict and dismissed Musk's claims. Following the verdict, Musk's lawyer said he reserved the right to appeal. Judge Rogers suggested that an appeal might be tricky, as Musk suing after the statute of limitations had run out was a factual issue. "There's a substantial amount of evidence to support the jury's finding, which is why I was prepared to dismiss on the spot," the judge said. The trial was widely seen as a critical moment for the future of AI in general and OpenAI in particular, raising questions about how the technology should be used and who should benefit from it. AI and privacy: ChatGPT conversations found on Google To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Musk takes aim at federal judge Musk, in a post on his social media platform X, described the ruling as a terrible precedent and accused the judge of using the jury as a fig leaf. "She just handed out a free license to loot charities if you can keep the looting quiet for a few years!" he wrote. What do we know about this high profile Musk vs. Altman trial? OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, was founded as a nonprofit in 2015 by several entrepreneurs, including Musk and Altman. The organization established a for-profit subsidiary in 2019. In the lawsuit, Musk accused Altman, Brockman and OpenAI of abandoning the nonprofit mission in favor of commercial interests.