[xAI's Trade Secret Lawsuit Against OpenAI Dismissed by Federal Judge] Odaily Planet Daily reports that a federal judge has dismissed xAI's trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI and denied permission to amend the complaint. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin ruled that xAI failed to demonstrate that OpenAI induced its former engineer to disclose trade secrets related to the Grok chatbot during the hiring process. The judge noted that merely asking job candidates to discuss past work is a standard recruitment practice and does not imply inducing them to disclose confidential information. Accepting xAI's logic could expose employers to legal risks whenever they inquire about a candidate's previous work. Previously, Elon Musk had sued OpenAI, Sam Altman, and co-founder Greg Brockman for deviating from their nonprofit mission, but that lawsuit was dismissed by a federal jury last month. (decrypt)