The Open AI landmark trial comes to a close

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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

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What was the outcome of Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI?

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Greg Foot 0:25
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Madeline Meckelburg 0:49
Mm-hmm.
Holly Quan 0:50
It's time for our daily tech and business report. As you heard, Elon Musk has lost his case against OpenAI in a landmark trial in Oakland Federal Court. For more, we're joined by Bloomberg contributor Madeline Meckleberg. So Madeline, we've been trying to break this down.

Why did the jury rule the case on a statute‑of‑limitations technicality?

Holly Quan 1:05
It's hard not to see this just coming down to a technicality that he didn't file it in time.
Madeline Meckelburg 1:11
That's right. The jury did not at all rule on the merits of the claims that Elon Musk brought in this lawsuit. They strictly ruled on the statute of limitations and said that any alleged harm happened before the date set by the law. And so therefore his lawsuit can't proceed.
Holly Quan 1:27
So does that mean that he can bring all of this back to ge back again?
Madeline Meckelburg 1:32
I don't think so. He's going to be able to appeal the decision from the jury and try to have it hurt on appeal and and hurt again, but it does not mean that he can try again. It basically the the claims that he filed against OpenAI have been dismissed.
Holly Quan 1:46
And the judge r uh actually agreed with the jury, even though it was an advisory jury. So if the judge agrees as well, doesn't it make it more difficult to bring an appeal?
Madeline Meckelburg 1:57
It there definitely are complications and especially since it was a ruling on s on a technicality, as you said, and not really about a legal interpretation of the law.

Can Musk still appeal the decision and what hurdles does he face?

Madeline Meckelburg 2:06
So I think there's gonna be a lot of hurdles. I know Musk's lawyer addressed reporters after the trial and didn't offer any specifics about how he planned to pursue the appeal and on what kind of legal reasoning he would be pursuing it. So a lot remains to be seen there.
Holly Quan 2:22
What would be the implications of what happened today for the future of AI industry? Is it just that both sides just keep plowing along, um, you know, a individually as they have been?
Madeline Meckelburg 2:35
That is the question. And I think at this point, it's fair to say that the feud between Musk and Altman is far from over. These specific claims may have been dismissed, but as I said, there's an appeal. And also Musk has at least three other active legal challenges going against OpenAI that he's still pursuing on other allegations. So this is far from the final word. I think we can expect business as usual. The only question

What are the broader implications of this verdict for the AI industry?

Madeline Meckelburg 3:00
Is whether this adds fuel to the fire and heightens kind of this competition between the two of them, or if this helps to quiet things down.
Holly Quan 3:08
Oh no, I was gonna ask you if they're just gonna keep going disliking and competing with each other.
Madeline Meckelburg 3:13
I think that definitely is w what what we're looking at at this point.
Holly Quan 3:17
And does it have any impact on like say Elon Musk looking to do an E IPO with with SpaceX? I mean, it seems like these two things were kind of separate.
Madeline Meckelburg 3:27
It was definitely a separate issue. And you know, that was something that was relevant in this trial is that Elon Musk has so many different business ventures that he's juggling all of the time. And kind of this AI pursuit is just part of it. Of course, you're right, it's under SpaceX now. As far as I know, this hasn't delayed anything. I don't have any special insights into those kind of calculations that folks are thinking about behind the scenes. Um, but certainly I

How might this trial affect the rivalry between Elon Musk and Sam Altman?

Madeline Meckelburg 3:52
I think we can expect some activity from kind of both sides of this case as far as looking towards a public offering.
Holly Quan 3:58
It feels though like this could be We're all done. From your mouth to the judge's ears, we'll see. Yeah, w we y ne you never know, right? And especially with these two very big personalities I mean attracting so much attention and actually protesters in front of the the courthouse as well.

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