Musk loses $150B lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman on timeliness grounds

Published May 25, 03:00 PM UTC

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Elon Musk lost his $150 billion lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI, which Musk co-founded over a decade ago. A jury ruled that Musk did not file the lawsuit in a timely manner. Musk has announced plans to appeal the decision. The segment aired on WBUR's Here & Now on May 19, 2026, featuring technology writer Kara Swisher.

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Elon Musk has lost his $150 billion lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI — the company Musk helped create more than a decade ago — and has vowed to appeal.

A jury ruled that Musk did not file the lawsuit in a timely manner.

Here & Now's Indira Lakshmanan spoke with technology writer and podcaster Kara Swisher about the case.

This segment aired on May 19, 2026.

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Original headline: Musk loses lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman

Original language: EN

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