xAI sues OpenAI over trade secrets

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24 Sep 2025

Elon Musk Filing

xAI sues OpenAI over trade secrets

xAI filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of California accusing OpenAI of recruiting former xAI employees to obtain trade secrets related to its Grok chatbot.

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A filing records a party's position. It is not by itself a finding.

Elon Musk's xAI accuses OpenAI of stealing trade secrets and targeting its employees in a new lawsuitSource · Business Insider

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