US EditionUS judge signals Musk's xAI may lose lawsuit accusing Altman's OpenAI of stealing trade secrets
Judge Lin gave xAI a chance to amend claims after finding insufficient evidence that OpenAI used stolen trade secrets or engaged in anticompetitive poaching.
- U.S. District Judge Rita Lin signaled on Friday her tentative view to grant OpenAI's motion to dismiss xAI's trade-secrets suit, with oral arguments scheduled for February 3.
- Elon Musk's xAI sued OpenAI in September, accusing it of hiring away xAI employees to obtain confidential information about Grok, amid broader disputes over OpenAI's structure and past actions.
- In a four-page filing, Lin said xAI did not plausibly allege OpenAI acquired or encouraged trade secret theft and may allow amendments if she dismisses the case.
- With trial dates set, Lin asked the parties to address her provisional reasoning at the hearing, while jury selection is scheduled for April 27 and Musk seeks $134.5 billion in damages.
- Industry moves show broader stakes, as Nvidia's planned $100 billion investment in OpenAI has stalled and OpenAI responded that Musk is conducting a `campaign to harass a competitor with unfounded `legal claims``.
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US judge signals Elon Musk's xAI may lose lawsuit accusing Altman's OpenAI of stealing trade secrets
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DevdiscourseUS judge signals Musk's xAI may lose lawsuit accusing Altman's OpenAI of stealing trade secrets
Jan 30 : A federal judge signaled on Friday she may dismiss a lawsuit by Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI accusing Sam Altman's rival OpenAI of stealing trade secrets to gain an unfair advantage in developing AI technology.U.S. District Judge Rita Lin in San Francisco said her "tentative view"
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