Elon Musk Sues Sam Altman For ChatGPT Betrayal, Because Tech Drama Needs Jury Duty
KEY POINTS
- ā¢Oakland federal judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers set jury selection for Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman on April 27.
- ā¢Musk claims he contributed $38 million to OpenAI expecting it would remain a nonprofit, but Altman shifted to a for-profit model with Microsoft.
- ā¢The trial will last about four weeks through May 22 after the judge rejected a motion to block the case from going to trial.
In an Oakland courtroom that promises more drama than a Tesla self-test, Elon Musk is suing Sam Altman over OpenAI's shift from nonprofit fairy tales to for-profit fairy godmother deals with Microsoft. Musk claims he poured $38 million into keeping ChatGPT supposedly altruistic, only to find his tech baby wearing corporate bling. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, possibly the most patient person in federal court, scheduled jury pick for April 27, with trial dragging on until May 22ābecause nothing resolves tech giant feuds faster than a month-long soap opera. Altman texted Musk in 2023, 'It really fucking hurts,' which must sting like a stock drop, while Musk apologized but warned 'the fate of civilization is at stake,' presumably at 10 a.m. on Zoom. The judge noted the evidence is all circumstantial, much like the timing of Musk's sudden stinginess with chatting bots.
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Elon Musk and Sam Altman turned their friendship into a courtroom fanfic. $38 million, a tech betrayal, and the fate of civilization all waiting for a juryās patience in Oakland.
When your $38 million donation to a nonprofit ends up in a for-profit, and you sue over hurt feelings amid existential warnings, welcome to tech billionaire logic.
Only Elon Musk could frame a lawsuit over ChatGPTās business model as a battle for civilizationās soul and an apology text at the same time.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 1/13/2026 | Author: Kaja Whitehouse
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