Jury Begins Deliberations in Musk's $134 Billion OpenAI Trial

The Musk v. OpenAI trial concluded after three weeks in Oakland, with nine jurors now deliberating the $134 billion lawsuit over OpenAI's shift from nonprofit to for-profit status. The case advanced through key testimony from Shivon Zilis, who detailed 2017-2018 discussions where Musk offered Sam Altman a Tesla board seat and proposed merging OpenAI into Tesla. OpenAI's $850 billion valuation and governance tensions dominated proceedings, while Tesla shares rose modestly to $405.28 amid spillover investor scrutiny of Musk-linked assets. The trial's end raises potential regulatory and reputational risks for AI firms and related stocks.