Elon Musk and Sam Altman's legal battle has recently seen new developments. According to a statement from the U.S. Federal Court in California, Judge Rita Lin has formally dismissed Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI's lawsuit against OpenAI for allegedly stealing trade secrets.

This lawsuit, which began in September of last year, accused some former xAI employees of illegally taking source code and core secrets related to the Grok chatbot when they left to join OpenAI. However, the presiding judge ruled that the evidence provided by xAI is currently insufficient. The judge stated that the complaint did not prove that OpenAI had induced employees to steal secrets, nor was there evidence that these former employees actually used the so-called "trade secrets" after joining OpenAI.

OpenAI responded with a statement saying that the court's ruling proves this lawsuit is "baseless," and directly pointed out that it is one of Musk's ongoing tactics to harass competitors. OpenAI had previously countered in court documents that the real reason xAI filed the lawsuit was because its product Grok could not compete with ChatGPT in the market.

Although this first battle ended in defeat, Musk is not completely out of the game. While the current lawsuit was dismissed, the judge gave xAI the opportunity to amend its complaint, allowing it to submit additional evidence and refile the case before March 17. AIbase continues to monitor and found that this is just one part of Musk's long-standing legal dispute with OpenAI and Microsoft. Both sides' claims regarding profitability transitions are scheduled to proceed with jury selection by late April this year.

Summary:

  • ⚖️ Dismissed Due to Insufficient Evidence: The judge ruled that xAI failed to prove that OpenAI诱导ed the theft of secrets or that the relevant source code was actually used, thus dismissing the trade secret lawsuit.

  • 🕒 Deadline to Submit New Evidence: The court has left room for xAI to amend and resubmit the complaint before March 17, and the case is not yet fully concluded.

  • ⚔️ Escalation of Legal Dispute: This case is part of Musk's long-standing confrontation with OpenAI, and both sides are also involved in a dispute over claims worth up to $100 billion related to profitability transitions.