OpenAI and Microsoft tried to dodge a courtroom showdown with Elon Musk, but a federal judge on Thursday rejected their requests to dismiss the case.

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A federal judge rejected OpenAI and Microsoft's attempts to dismiss Elon Musk's lawsuit, setting a jury trial for late April. Musk alleges his former partners at OpenAI betrayed the nonprofit's original mission by accepting billions from Microsoft and restructuring as a for-profit entity. The jury will decide whether OpenAI broke its nonprofit commitments and whether Microsoft knowingly assisted in breaking those promises.

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