Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, which he co-founded in 2015, is set to go to trial in federal court in Oakland, California. Musk claims that OpenAI has strayed from its original nonprofit mission by establishing a for-profit entity in 2019, seeking over $150 billion in damages and the removal of CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman. Musk argues that OpenAI's transformation violates legal principles governing economic activity, stating, "Never before has a corporation gone from tax-exempt charity to a $157 billion for-profit, market-paralyzing gorgon – and in just eight years." OpenAI counters that Musk was involved in discussions about creating a for-profit model before his departure in 2018 and views the lawsuit as a tactic to promote his own AI startup, xAI. The trial's jury selection is unusually large due to the public profiles of Musk and Altman, and the jury will play an advisory role in determining potential damages if OpenAI loses the case.