Friday, October 03, 2025

Elon Musk’s xAI accuses OpenAI of stealing trade secrets in new lawsuit

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"The filing alleges OpenAI systematically recruited former xAI staff, including engineers and a senior finance executive, to obtain xAI’s source code, data-center plans and other confidential information."

"Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has accused rival OpenAI of stealing its trade secrets in a new lawsuit, the latest in Musk’s legal assault on his former business partner, Sam Altman. ...

Musk and xAI have launched numerous lawsuits against OpenAI in recent years as part of a longstanding feud between Altman and Musk. The relationship between the two has grown increasingly hostile as Altman and OpenAI’s power in the tech industry has grown, with Musk previously attempting to block the AI startup’s plans to convert to a for-profit enterprise. ..."

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Elon Musk’s xAI accuses OpenAI of stealing trade secrets in new lawsuit | Technology | The Guardian "Suit alleges OpenAI has a ‘troubling pattern’ of hiring former xAI workers to access secrets about the Grok chatbot"

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