Business Insider reports that U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers announced during a Wednesday hearing that she intends to deny motions from Sam Altman's attorneys to dismiss the lawsuit brought by Elon Musk against OpenAI and its leadership. The judge's decision clears the path for the case to proceed to trial, which is currently scheduled for March.

The legal action, originally filed by Musk in 2024, centers on allegations that OpenAI deceived him regarding the company's transformation from its founding nonprofit structure to a profit-focused business model. According to the lawsuit, Musk contributed approximately $38 million to the artificial intelligence company over several years, believing he was supporting an organization dedicated to developing AI technology for the broader benefit of humanity rather than for commercial gain.