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美国法院驳回马斯克对OpenAI诉讼，为后者今年IPO扫清障碍

（加州讯）美国一陪审团周一裁定，埃隆·马斯克因超过三年法定诉讼时效，其针对人工智能实验室OpenAI及其联合创始人山姆·奥尔特曼和格雷格·布罗克曼的诉讼被正式驳回。此举为OpenAI有望在今年进行的首次公开募股（IPO）扫清了关键障碍，同时给马斯克及其旗下企业的声誉带来一定冲击。

马斯克在诉讼中指控称，他曾共同创立OpenAI，但在2018年离开后，该机构背离了最初的非营利使命，转而追求利润最大化。他还指控OpenAI以“为人类福祉开发通用人工智能”为名，欺骗其捐赠了3800万美元。然而，陪审团认定，早在2021年马斯克就已知晓OpenAI有上市意图。法官伊冯·冈萨雷斯·罗杰斯同意陪审团意见，驳回了此案。

这起诉讼是马斯克与奥尔特曼之间长期商业竞争的延续。马斯克于2024年正式起诉OpenAI、奥尔特曼及布罗克曼，后加入微软作为被告。他声称，OpenAI在2021年获得微软资金支持后，便与其合谋形成垄断。他要求1500亿美元赔偿，并主张罢免奥尔特曼和布罗克曼的领导职务，解散OpenAI的营利实体。

尽管有分析认为，马斯克提起诉讼的动机在于其旗下AI公司xAI的Grok模型正与ChatGPT直接竞争，但法院的裁决仍被解读为对OpenAI的重大利好。伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校法律与数据科学策略专家迈克尔·贝内特表示：“这一非比寻常的障碍已被清除，对OpenAI而言是一场胜利。”他补充说，即使是法学院学生也能看出诉讼时效已过，提起此案实为“失策”。

贝内特指出，尽管马斯克计划下月推动SpaceX进行IPO，但此次败诉可能引发金融界及投资者的忧虑。“对于那些对公众和投资者情绪敏感的人来说，这多少有些难堪，对马斯克及其战略而言是一次‘打脸’。”不过他认为，诉讼结果不太可能导致企业客户从ChatGPT转向Grok，因多数企业更关注模型本身的技术竞争力，且支持各自阵营的用户已基本稳定。

贝内特总结道：“我很难想象会有人因为这场官司的结果，突然改变对这两家机构或两位领军人物的看法。”

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这项裁决似乎为OpenAI今年启动备受期待的IPO扫清了道路，同时削弱了SpaceX及X平台所有者埃隆·马斯克的声誉。

当地时间周一，陪审团裁定，马斯克未能在三年法定期限内对OpenAI及其两位联合创始人——CEO萨姆·奥尔特曼与总裁格雷格·布罗克曼提起诉讼，因此驳回了其指控该AI实验室违约的案件。

马斯克在诉讼中指控称，他于2018年离开的OpenAI（他曾参与创立）背离了最初的非营利使命，以追求利润最大化为目标，并以“为人类利益开发通用人工智能”为由欺骗他捐赠了3800万美元。

陪审团在裁决中指出，马斯克早在2021年就已知晓OpenAI寻求上市的意图。法官伊冯·冈萨雷斯·罗杰斯认同陪审团意见，驳回了此案。

这起诉讼是这位SpaceX所有者兼特斯拉CEO与OpenAI之间竞争的最新篇章。马斯克于2024年起诉OpenAI、奥尔特曼及布罗克曼（后追加微软为被告），声称OpenAI的领导者先接受他的早期捐款，又在2021年获得微软的财务支持后试图与之形成垄断。他主张，自己联合创立该AI实验室的初衷是将其作为谷歌等科技巨头专有技术的开源替代方案。马斯克要求赔偿1500亿美元，罢免奥尔特曼与布罗克曼的领导职务，并解散OpenAI的盈利实体。

尽管有人认为马斯克的诉讼是出于私利——因其公司xAI的生成式AI模型Grok直接与OpenAI的ChatGPT竞争——但这项裁决很可能显著提振OpenAI，为其预计于今年晚些时候进行的IPO铺路。迅速结束这场为期三周的审判正是OpenAI所期望的。

“这个极具挑战性的障碍已被清除，”伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校律师兼数据科学与AI战略副校长迈克尔·贝内特表示。

尽管马斯克正计划为SpaceX的IPO于下月启动，贝内特认为这项裁决不太可能影响其结果，但可能在金融界（包括投资者中）引发担忧。

“那些对公众情绪和投资者情绪敏感的人现在可能会有些担忧，”贝内特说，“这多少让马斯克及其策略蒙羞。”

贝内特指出，即使是法学院学生也能看出诉讼时效已过，因此提起诉讼并非明智之举。

“我可以想象一些观察者和投资者会质疑这一举动的明智性，但考虑到潜在收益和估值，如果热情因此大幅受挫，我会感到惊讶，”贝内特补充道。

此外，法院的裁决也不太可能促使企业客户从ChatGPT转向Grok。他表示，多数组织关注的是模型与竞争对手的对比表现。更重要的是，支持xAI或OpenAI的人早已立场明确。

“如果很多人因这场法律纠纷的结果突然改变对这两家组织或其领袖的看法，我会感到惊讶，”贝内特说。

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The ruling appeared to clear a path for OpenAI to file for a much anticipated IPO this year and dent the SpaceX and X owner’s reputation.
A jury ruled on Monday that Elon Musk missed the 3-year deadline to file a lawsuit against OpenAI and two of its cofounders, CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman, and therefore dismissed his lawsuit accusing the AI Lab of breach of contract.
Musk alleged in the suit that OpenAI, which he helped found before leaving in 2018, abandoned its original nonprofit mission to maximize profits and deceived him into donating $38 million under the pretense that it was developing artificial general intelligence for the benefit of humanity.
In its decision, the jury said Musk knew about OpenAI’s desire to become public by as far back as 2021. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers agreed with the Jury and dismissed the case.
The lawsuit was the latest chapter in the rivalry between the SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO. Musk sued OpenAI, Altman and Brockman -- later adding Microsoft -- in 2024, stating that the leaders of OpenAI deceived him by first accepting his early donations and then trying to form a monopoly with Microsoft after gaining financial backing from the tech giant in 2021. He argued that he co-founded the AI lab as an open source alternative to tech giants such as Google with their proprietary technology. He sought $150 billion in damages, the removal of Altman and Brockman from OpenAI’s leadership and the dismantling of OpenAI’s for-profit entity.
While some argued that Musk’s lawsuit was self-serving because his company xAI’s AI generative AI model, Grok, directly competes with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The ruling is likely to significantly bolster OpenAI as it prepares for an IPO expected later this year. A swift end to the three-week trial is what it could have hoped for.
“This victory of this particular hurdle, which is non-trivial, is now out of the way,” said Michael Bennett, a lawyer and associate vice chancellor for data science and AI strategy at the University of Illinois Chicago.
While Musk is planning SpaceX's own IPO for next month, Bennett said it is unlikely this ruling will affect how that turns out, but it might raise concerns in financial circles, including among investors.
“Those who are sensitive to public sentiment and investor sentiment may be a little worried now,” Bennett said. “It’s a little bit of egg on the face for Musk and strategy.”
Bennett said even law students would have been able to tell that the statute of limitations had run out, and so filing a lawsuit was a bad idea.
“I can imagine some observers and some investors wondering about the wisdom of the move, but given the potential upside and evaluations, I'd be surprised if there's a huge dent in enthusiasm,” Bennett continued.
Moreover, it is also unlikely that the court decisions will sway enterprise customers to switch from ChatGPT to Grok. He said most organizations are looking at how the models measure against competitors. Moreover, those who support xAI or OpenAI are already in their camps.
“I'd be surprised if many people all of a sudden change their minds about either organization or either figurehead based on the result of this legal controversy,” Bennett said.