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OpenAI Seeks Dismissal of xAI’s Trade-Secret Lawsuit, Calls It Part of Musk’s “Ongoing Harassment”

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OpenAI has asked a U.S. federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s startup xAI, which accuses the company of poaching employees to steal trade secrets. In a filing submitted Thursday, OpenAI described the case as part of Musk’s “ongoing harassment” campaign against the company he once co-founded.

The San Francisco lawsuit, filed by xAI last week, claims OpenAI engaged in a “deeply troubling pattern” of recruiting former xAI staff to gain access to proprietary information about its AI chatbot Grok, which it alleges is more advanced than ChatGPT.

OpenAI denied all allegations, calling them “false and unsubstantiated.” The company argued that employees are free to change jobs and that OpenAI has the right to hire talent from any competitor. “Under Musk’s leadership, talented xAI employees are leaving in droves, and some are coming to OpenAI to help advance OpenAI’s mission,” the filing stated. “Those employees have every right to go where they choose.”

OpenAI’s filing further accused Musk of using litigation as a distraction from xAI’s internal struggles, saying the startup is “hemorrhaging talent” to other firms. “This case is an attempt to intimidate OpenAI and distract from the failures of [Musk’s] own competitive AI effort,” the company argued.

Neither Musk’s representatives nor xAI’s attorneys immediately responded to requests for comment.

The dispute adds to a growing web of legal battles between Musk and OpenAI. Musk has already sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman over the company’s shift from a non-profit to a for-profit structure, while OpenAI has countersued Musk for harassment. Separately, xAI has sued Apple, alleging it conspired with OpenAI to suppress rival AI platforms—claims that both companies have denied and sought to have dismissed.

The escalating conflict underscores the intensifying rivalry within Silicon Valley’s AI race, where talent mobility, corporate secrecy, and massive investments have become flashpoints in the battle to dominate next-generation artificial intelligence.

Apple and OpenAI Seek Dismissal of Elon Musk’s Antitrust Lawsuit

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Apple and OpenAI have jointly asked a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s xAI, which accuses the two companies of engaging in anticompetitive behavior through their AI partnership.

The lawsuit, filed in August, alleges that Apple’s deal with OpenAI — which integrates ChatGPT into iPhones, iPads, and Macs — is “exclusive” and unfairly limits competition by sidelining Musk’s X platform and its Grok chatbot.

APPLE AND OPENAI REJECT CLAIMS OF MONOPOLY

In court filings on Tuesday, Apple’s lawyers stated that the company’s deal with OpenAI is not exclusive and does not restrict competition in any way.

“Apple and OpenAI’s agreement is expressly not exclusive, and it is public and widely known that Apple intends to partner with other generative AI chatbots,” Apple’s filing said.

OpenAI echoed this argument, accusing Musk of engaging in a “campaign of lawfare” — using lawsuits to attack competitors — and said xAI had failed to demonstrate any concrete harm.

“Musk’s claims are purely speculative,” OpenAI’s attorneys wrote. “xAI has not alleged any direct or anticompetitive harm resulting from ChatGPT’s integration as an option on certain iPhones.”

BACKGROUND OF THE DISPUTE

Apple and OpenAI’s collaboration, announced in June 2024, made ChatGPT accessible across Apple’s ecosystem, allowing users to access the chatbot through Siri and other built-in applications.

Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015 as a nonprofit before it transitioned into a for-profit structure under CEO Sam Altman, has since become one of its harshest critics. He argues that OpenAI has abandoned its original mission of open and safe AI development.

Musk’s company xAI, launched in 2023, operates the Grok chatbot integrated into his social media platform X (formerly Twitter). xAI’s lawsuit seeks billions in damages, claiming Apple’s partnership with OpenAI harms fair market competition.

Musk is also pursuing a separate lawsuit against OpenAI and Altman in California federal court, seeking to reverse the company’s for-profit conversion.

xAI has not yet responded publicly to Apple and OpenAI’s latest motion for dismissal.

Oracle Cloud Orders Near $500 Billion, Shares Jump 27%

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Oracle (ORCL.N) announced Tuesday that it expects its booked revenue in cloud infrastructure to surpass half a trillion dollars, sending shares soaring 27% after hours. The surge reflects rising demand for its low-cost AI cloud infrastructure and strong multi-cloud partnerships.

Key Highlights

  • Booked Revenue (RPO): Jumped 359% year-on-year to $455 billion in Q1 (ending August 31).

  • Future Growth: CEO Safra Catz said upcoming multi-billion-dollar deals are expected to push RPO beyond $500 billion.

  • Revenue Forecast: Oracle projects 77% growth in OCI revenue this fiscal year to $18B, rising to $144B over the next 4 years.

  • AI Integration: Customers can now directly connect databases to ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok via Oracle Cloud.

  • MultiCloud Strategy: Partnerships with Amazon, Google, and Microsoft drove a 1,529% increase in first-quarter multi-cloud revenue. Oracle plans 37 new datacenters, bringing the total to 71 with hyperscaler partners.

Market Impact

  • Shares: Up 45% YTD, boosted further by the after-hours spike.

  • Contracts: Four multi-billion-dollar deals with three customers supported overall Q1 revenue growth of 12% to $14.93B.

  • Q2 Guidance: Total revenue expected to rise 12–14%, with cloud revenue growing 32–36%.

Analyst Views

  • Analysts see Oracle emerging as a key AI cloud player, despite being smaller than hyperscaler rivals.

  • “Oracle is not just keeping up but actually leading the way in the cloud space,” said Melissa Otto, S&P Global Visible Alpha.

  • Jacob Bourne, eMarketer: “Enterprises are clearly eager for cost-effective AI cloud tools, and Oracle is positioning itself to capture that demand.”