In court news on OpenAI v. Musk, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers is guiding the trial amid giant AI-fundamentals clashes. Biog: US district judge, Northern District of California, appointed 2011 by Obama.
A California jury has found Elon Musk’s 2024 lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman to be time-barred under the statute of limitations. The verdict, accepted by US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, clears OpenAI of liability over Musk’s claims that the nonprofit pivot to a for-profit structure harmed his early contributions. Musk plans to appeal; OpenAI edges toward an IPO path with Microsoft’s backing.