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Musk, OpenAI agree to split US trial on for-profit conversion

By Amy Miller ( April 16, 2026, 20:49 GMT | Insight) -- Elon Musk, OpenAI and Microsoft have agreed to split the liability phase of their upcoming trial over the legality of OpenAI’s conversion to for-profit status from the remedies phase, they told US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California. But they disagree over whether jurors should be told what the potential remedies could be, or who is seeking them, they said.Elon Musk, OpenAI and Microsoft have agreed to split the liability phase from the remedies phase of their upcoming trial over the legality of OpenAI’s conversion to for-profit status, they told a California federal judge Thursday....

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