US judge dismisses Elon Musk’s xAI trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI (opens original article in a new tab)

A US judge dismissed Elon Musk's xAI's trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI, stating xAI failed to prove OpenAI induced a former engineer to leak confidential information, with the judge noting that asking job candidates about past work is routine.

• US District Judge Rita Lin dismissed xAI's trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI
• Judge ruled xAI failed to prove OpenAI induced former engineer Xuechen Li to divulge confidential info
• OpenAI stated the lawsuit was part of Musk's harassment campaign
• Judge said asking job candidates about prior work is routine and not liable