back to article OpenAI, Microsoft urge judge to toss out Musk's 'fact-free' lawsuit

Elon Musk's legal grudge against Sam Altman, OpenAI, and Microsoft could soon be over – again – if a California judge responds favorably to the latest filings in the case. Both OpenAI [PDF] and Microsoft [PDF] filed motions to dismiss Musk's lawsuit last week, arguing that his second attempt to sue the company, filed in August …

  1. IGotOut Silver badge

    Can they all lose?

    "is devoid of factual specificity and substantiation, repeatedly relying on unsupported 'information and belief,'"

    Are the talking about Musk or AI in general?

    1. cyberdemon Silver badge
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      Re: Can they all lose?

      They will. Only the lawyers win in cases like this.

      For the 94th time can I suggest a Popcorn icon?

  2. captain veg Silver badge

    buy shares in law

    With any luck they will all end up bankrupted by the legal fees. Jaundice v Jaundice.

    -A.

  3. Rafael #872397
    Happy

    Boo.

    No picture of the Musk Salute with a caption like "Elon Musk asks the judge a question"?

  4. Decay

    Not a comment on the merits or lack thereof but this might have legs

    Meanwhile the FTC and DoJ are investigating the overlaps in board members between MS and OpenAI.

    "Section 8 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. § 19) prohibits individuals from serving as a director or officer in two competing corporations simultaneously, a practice known as an "interlocking directorate." This prohibition aims to prevent potential anticompetitive practices that could arise from such arrangements."

    https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/19

    For an easier read on that subject try https://moginrubin.com/key-issue-in-musk-vs-openai-and-microsoft-interlocking-directorates/

    1. teknopaul

      Re: Not a comment on the merits or lack thereof but this might have legs

      Musk sat on two boards too, until he threw his toys out of his pram.

      I.e. While Maybe a valid point, Musk is not in a good position to argue that.

      Not being able to be on the boards of competing companies affects the super rich y more than anyone else. When he buys a stake he buys a big one.

    2. Tilda Rice

      Re: Not a comment on the merits or lack thereof but this might have legs

      >Not a comment on the merits or lack thereof but this might have legs

      You were expecting rational thought here? ...Here? LOL

  5. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    fuck both of them, not sure which is worse the nazi bastard or the AI bastard.

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      on reflection, the nazi bastard is the worst one.

      AI is just foolish toys.

      Nazi fascists cause wars and do real harm

  6. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Enabling Act of 1933

    Have they sacked all the non-compliant Judges yet?

  7. Judge Dead.

    "Kerfuffle"...

    Glorious to see a very UK word in the editorial...

    :)

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