Jury selection kicks off in Musk v. Altman trial

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TLDR

  • Jury selection began Monday in Oakland for the Musk v. Altman federal trial over OpenAI’s nonprofit mission.

Key Facts

  • Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers is overseeing the trial; nine jurors will be seated with no alternates.
  • Only two of Musk’s original 26 claims remain: unjust enrichment and breach of charitable trust.
  • The jury’s verdict is advisory only; the judge makes the final call in both the liability and remedies phases.
  • The liability phase is expected to wrap by May 21; Altman and Brockman were present, Musk was not.

Why It Matters

  • The trial tests whether OpenAI’s shift from nonprofit to a hybrid structure violated its founding commitments.
  • Both OpenAI and SpaceX are preparing for IPOs valued at over $2 trillion combined on the private market.

Ashley Capoot, CNBC · 2026-04-27 · Read the original

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