Elon Musk Says OpenAI Court Loss Sets Dangerous Precedent

Elon Musk said a jury verdict against him in his lawsuit against OpenAI sets a dangerous precedent for charitable giving in the United States. The verdict ended Musk's $150 billion suit. A jury found that Musk waited too long to file claims that OpenAI leaders had converted a nonprofit into a for-profit company. The judge accepted the verdict.

Musk spoke at the Forbes Innovation 250 dinner in Palo Alto. He told Forbes chief content officer Randall Lane that the ruling undermines charitable giving. SpaceX is expected to file for an IPO on Wednesday. The offering seeks to raise as much as $75 billion at a valuation above $2 trillion. Shares will trade under the ticker SPCX and include Starlink and xAI operations.

Musk said digital intelligence will exceed the sum of all human intelligence within five years. He added that the number of humanoid robots could reach 100 million or even a billion in the same period. He predicted the economy will double in size within five to six years.

Musk also said AI research is advancing rapidly, with breakthroughs occurring daily. Musk named Nikola Tesla and Nvidia founder Jensen Huang as favorite entrepreneurs. He encouraged others to pursue tunnel transportation and electric aircraft projects.