Elon Musk Loses Court Battle Against Sam Altman and OpenAI

Monday, May 18, 2026

After less than two hours of deliberations, a jury on Monday rejected Elon Musk's claims against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman ...

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BREAKING: Elon Musk loses landmark AI trial to Open AI, Sam Altman

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-- Axios (@axios.com) 1:41 PM Â· May 18, 2026

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What's this oligarch feud mean for us little people?

#1 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-05-18 03:50 PM | Reply

Expansion of the surveillance state.

#2 | Posted by qcp at 2026-05-18 04:47 PM | Reply

Seems like that would be in store, no matter who wins.

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-05-18 05:01 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#4 | Posted by qcp at 2026-05-18 05:09 PM | Reply | Funny: 2

This case has me torn because they're both such insufferable piles of s*&^ I wanted them both to lose.

#5 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-18 05:15 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

---- fElon

#6 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-05-18 09:36 PM | Reply

I remember when it was cool and exciting to follow all this new technology. Now that I've seen tech bro after tech bro turn out to be a complete dick head, my view on technology has changed.

#7 | Posted by cbob at 2026-05-19 07:14 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

---- fElon

#6 | Posted by LegallyYourDead

X-10 LYD! He's a whiny little blyitch.

#8 | Posted by Yodagirl at 2026-05-19 02:51 PM | Reply