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Musk Loses to OpenAI

technologyMay 19, 2026·90 words·1 min read

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Musk Loses to OpenAI
A jury in the US said no to Elon Musk. He sued OpenAI and its leader Sam Altman. The jury chose fast, in under two hours.
OpenAI began in 2015 as a non-profit group. Later it became a for-profit company. Musk said this was wrong and wanted $150billion. But the jury said he waited too long to sue.
Musk says he will appeal the ruling. Microsoft has put $13billion into OpenAI. The ruling is good news for OpenAI. The firm may sell shares worth $1trillion this year.

Key Vocabulary

n.
a group of people who say if someone did right or wrong in a court
adj.
not made to make money
adj.
made to make money
v.
ask a higher court to change a decision
num.
a thousand billion
Vocabulary Translations· 5 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

juryn.

a group of people who say if someone did right or wrong in a court

bồi thẩm đoànjúri陪審団jürijuradoława przysięgłychهيئة المحلفينjuryприсяжные陪审团배심원단
non-profitadj.

not made to make money

phi lợi nhuậnsem fins lucrativos非営利のkâr amacı gütmeyensin fines de lucronon-profitغير ربحيnon-profitнекоммерческий非营利的비영리의
for-profitadj.

made to make money

vì lợi nhuậncom fins lucrativos営利目的のkâr amaçlıcon fines de lucronastawiony na zyskربحيcommercieelкоммерческий营利性的영리적인
appealv.

ask a higher court to change a decision

kháng cáorecorrer (judicialmente)控訴するtemyize gitmekapelarodwołać sięيستأنفin beroep gaanподать апелляцию上诉항소하다
trillionnum.

a thousand billion

nghìn tỷtrilhão1兆trilyonbillónbilionتريليونbiljoenтриллион万亿1조

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Question 1: True or False

1

Musk won his case in court.

2

OpenAI was a non-profit group in 2015.

3

Microsoft does not give money to OpenAI.

4

The jury said no to Musk.

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What did the jury decide?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

How much money did Musk want?

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