Musk Loses Court Bid to Dismiss OpenAI’s Harassment Claim

Aug. 13, 2025, 6:39 AM UTC

Elon Musk must face claims by OpenAI that his attacks on the startup in court and in the media amount to a “years-long harassment campaign,” a federal judge ruled.

US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on Tuesday refused a request by the world’s richest person to brush aside allegations that he has weaponized legal claims, social media posts and statements in the press to try to sabotage OpenAI’s success — all to gain advantage for his own generative artificial intelligence startup, xAI.

The ruling is the latest twist in a court fight that has played out since last year, when ...

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