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.

OpeniAI CEO Sam Altman admitted the company's goals have shifted in the wake of DeepSeek staking its claim to the AI industry in a recent Reddit AMA.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

The injunction Musk asked for would freeze OpenAI's transformation to a more conventional, public benefit for-profit company, just as it's in talks to raise as much as $40 billion in a funding round

Sam Altman admitted that OpenAI has been "on the wrong side of history" regarding open source AI. However, he also added that not everyone at

Altman admitted that OpenAI was "on the wrong side of history" when it came to AI and open source and said he wants to fix that.

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.