Jason Kwon, the Chief Strategy Officer of OpenAI, took to X to express his thoughts on the recent dismissal of a lawsuit filed by xAI against OpenAI.
The lawsuit, which alleged that OpenAI orchestrated a scheme to poach eight xAI employees in 2025 to steal its trade secrets and source code, was dismissed by a U.S. district judge.
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit, Citing Lack of Evidence
In a post on Tuesday, Kwon suggested that the lawsuit was a reaction to Musk’s “0% chance of success” comment when he left OpenAI.
The lawsuit was dismissed by Judge Rita Lin, who stated that xAI failed to prove any misconduct by OpenAI.
“This entire frivolous claim is just an extension of his ‘0% chance of success’ dig when he left OpenAI,” Kwon wrote.
“The fact that we don’t care about his trade secrets doesn’t register. Other companies talking to people who don’t want to work at xAI anymore must once again be all about him. In a sense, I guess it was, just not in the way the dismissed complaint assumed. Most of them left him anyway.”
OpenAI welcomed the court’s decision, calling the lawsuit “baseless” and part of Musk’s “ongoing campaign of harassment.”
Musk’s Challenges
This lawsuit is part of a broader legal battle between Musk and OpenAI, a company he co-founded.
In a separate case, xAI CEO Elon Musk has sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging the company betrayed its non-profit mission, seeking $134 billion in damages, with a jury trial expected in April.
Meanwhile, xAI has announced a company reorganization to improve execution speed, which Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) chief said “unfortunately required parting ways with some people,” following a wave of co-founder departures.
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