Elon Musk said Sam Altman “stole” a non-profit — but the trial showed he had similar aims

A striking development has emerged in artificial intelligence. The jury’s speedy decision to reject Elon Musk’s lawsuit against the other founders of OpenAI and Microsoft confirmed what we saw in the courtroom: Musk’s case was a weak one, in part because he waited so long to file it. Watching the closing arguments last week, OpenAI’s attorneys detailed point-by-point how the law was on their client’s side, while the plaintiffs team focused on Sam Altman’s apparent lack of credibility and expressed disbelief that anyone would disagree with Musk’s accusations.

This advance offers important signals about the future of the sector, and the tech world is watching closely.