A US court rejected xAI's lawsuit against OpenAI alleging theft of…

A US court rejected xAI's lawsuit against OpenAI alleging theft of trade secrets, dismissing Elon Musk's claims regarding the misappropriation of secrets and poaching of employees.

Consensus

• A U.S. federal court in California dismissed the lawsuit filed by xAI against OpenAI.
• The lawsuit accused OpenAI of stealing trade secrets and poaching employees.
• The court found insufficient evidence to support the claims made by xAI.
• The court ruled that further amendments to the lawsuit would be futile.
• This decision follows previous court losses for Elon Musk in similar disputes with OpenAI.

Points of divergence

• The lawsuit was originally filed in September of the previous year and was initially dismissed in February due to insufficient evidence, but later allowed to be refiled. — interfax
• The lawsuit was filed in July 2025, and the court found that OpenAI tried to obtain technical data about Grok 4 during an interview with a former employee. — kommersant
• xAI is also suing the former employee, Sue Chen Li, for allegedly stealing trade secrets. — interfax
• The conflict between Musk and OpenAI has been ongoing for several years. — kommersant