The jury verdict followed a trial over the bitter feud between the entrepreneurs who worked together to launch the startup in 2015.

Elon Musk accused Sam Altman of taking OpenAI too far from the company’s charitable principles.

Link to: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/18/technology/openai-trial-verdict-altman-musk?unlocked_article_code=1.jVA.Cc2V.IwYuu2r4SJfQ