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Musk Loses His Case Against OpenAI

technologyMay 19, 2026·140 words·2 min read
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Musk Loses His Case Against OpenAI
A jury in California has rejected Elon Musk's case against OpenAI. The nine people decided in less than two hours. Musk had accused OpenAI of stealing a charity. OpenAI began as a non-profit group in 2015. Later, it became a for-profit company.
Musk wanted $150billion and asked the court to remove OpenAI's leader Sam Altman. But the jury did not decide if Musk was right. It only ruled that he waited too long to start the case. Musk himself once supported the change to a for-profit before he left in 2018.
Musk said he will appeal. He called the result unfair. OpenAI's lawyer said the jury made the right choice. Microsoft has put $13billion into OpenAI and still supports it. The ruling helps OpenAI sell shares to the public this year. The company could be worth $1trillion.

Key Vocabulary

n.
a group of people who say if someone is right or wrong in court
n.
a group that helps people, not made for money
adj.
not made to make money
adj.
made to earn money
v.
ask a higher court to change a decision
n.
what a court says is true
num.
a thousand billion
Vocabulary Translations· 7 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 is right or wrong in court

bồi thẩm đoànjúri陪審団jürijuradoława przysięgłychهيئة المحلفينjuryприсяжные陪审团배심원단
charityn.

a group that helps people, not made for money

tổ chức từ thiệninstituição de caridade慈善団体hayır kurumuorganización benéficaorganizacja charytatywnaجمعية خيريةgoed doelблаготворительная организация慈善机构자선 단체
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 earn 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
rulingn.

what a court says is true

phán quyếtdecisão (judicial)判決karar (mahkeme)fallo / sentenciaorzeczenieالحكمuitspraakрешение суда裁决판결
trillionnum.

a thousand billion

nghìn tỷtrilhão1兆trilyonbillónbilionتريليونbiljoenтриллион万亿1조

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

1

OpenAI started as a for-profit company in 2015.

2

The jury rejected Musk's case in less than two hours.

3

Microsoft has stopped supporting OpenAI after the case.

4

Musk wanted the court to remove OpenAI's leader from his job.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

How long did the jury take to decide?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

Why did the jury say no to Musk's case?

Question 4: Matching

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Question 5: Fill in the Blank

Musk said he will ______ the jury's decision in a higher court.

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