Elon Musk’s lawyers faced off with OpenAI in court Tuesday as a federal judge weighed the billionaire’s request for a court order that would block the ChatGPT maker from converting itself to a for-profit company.

Elon Musk’s legal feud with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is just getting started. A California federal district judge this week made it clear that a courtroom fight over the future of OpenAI — the organization Musk and Altman founded together in 2015 before parting ways — could last well into 2027.

A federal judge weighed in Tuesday on a long-brewing legal feud between billionaires Elon Musk and Sam Altman over OpenAI, suggesting she’s unlikely to halt the company’s plan to restructure for now.

Musk’s request to block OpenAI’s conversion is the latest move in a grudge match between the world's richest person and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI is unlikely to go how he hopes based on comments made by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who is

Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI on its shift to a for-profit entity might go to trial, ruled a federal judge. Musk co-founded OpenAI, and his legal move highlights tensions over its corporate restructuring.

A preliminary injunction stopping OpenAI’s conversion to a for-profit company is unlikely in a case of “billionaires versus billionaires,” said the judge.

At the heart of the dispute is a 2017 internal power struggle at the fledgling startup that led to Altman becoming OpenAI’s CEO.

Elon Musk's lawyers faced off with OpenAI in court Tuesday as a federal judge weighed the billionaire's request for a court order that would block the ChatGPT maker from converting itself to a for-profit company.