In accordance with the statute of limitations, the jury ruled that Musk waited too long to file his lawsuit. Therefore, he could receive up to $134 billion in damages.
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers agreed with the jury’s findings, as stated by Al Jazeera. Although Musk has other options open to him, such as appealing or filing additional lawsuits, he currently does not have the ability to pursue further action.
Musk sued OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, stating that they violated their commitment to serve society through their non-profit organization. In order to pursue this claim, Musk needed to act within a certain amount of time, which was limited to three years. He did not do so until recently.
The jury reached a unanimous decision regarding the statute of limitation aspect. This is significant because it indicates there was very little debate amongst the jurors on this point.
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Because the jury decided that Musk acted outside of the allotted timeframe, they did not examine the merits of Musk's other claims. Those claims include Musk's assertion that OpenAI violated its commitment to serve society.
Elon Musk also sued OpenAI claiming that Altman and others at OpenAI violated their commitment to serve society as outlined in their charter as a non-profit. To prevail, Musk would need to show that Altman and others at OpenAI broke their promise. Musk claimed that since the inception of OpenAI, Altman and others changed the mission of OpenAI from a non-profit to one that serves private interests. Musk argued that this change constituted fraud on behalf of Altman and others at OpenAI.
