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.

In contrast with OpenAI, which follows a closed model, DeepSeek’s AI model discloses its full chain of reasoning in an open source model. Altman called DeepSeek’s R1 model “impressive” during a short thread on X.com early last week.

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

The Government’s discussions with Altman are expected to play a pivotal role in shaping India's AI roadmap to become a global power.

Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI's transition to a for-profit entity may go to trial, as ruled by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. Musk co-founded OpenAI with Sam Altman but left before its rise.

Elon Musk’s move to immediately block Sam Altman from restructuring OpenAI faltered in federal court, with a judge saying she was reluctant to issue such an order in a case pitting “billionaires versus billionaires.

Lawyers for Elon Musk and ChatGPT maker OpenAI are set to butt heads in the courtroom on Tuesday as a judge will hear arguments on Musk’s lawsuit to halt OpenAI’s conversion to a for-profit entity. 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 that is playing out publicly in court.

A federal judge said on Tuesday that parts of Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI to halt its conversion to a for-profit entity might go to trial, adding that the Tesla CEO will have to appear in court and testify.

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.