Overview

• xAI filed the case in Northern California federal court, accusing OpenAI of misappropriating confidential information tied to its Grok chatbot.
• The filing alleges OpenAI induced former xAI employees, including Xuechen Li, Jimmy Fraiture, and a senior finance executive, to share protected information.
• xAI says the alleged trade secrets include Grok source code along with operational and data‑center strategies.
• The complaint argues the conduct could speed OpenAI’s product development and erode xAI’s ability to benefit from its own advances.
• The lawsuit follows xAI’s August action against ex‑engineer Li, with the new case pending and no court ruling or substantive public response from OpenAI reported.