On March 26, an AI-generated avatar attempted to argue a case before the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division in an employment dispute. The avatar, created by plaintiff Jerome Dewald, was intended to present his argument. However, the judges halted the presentation upon realizing the avatar was not a real person. Justice Sallie Manzanet-Daniels expressed her displeasure at being misled, as Dewald had not disclosed the use of AI in his application to present a video argument. In a separate legal development, a federal judge has rejected OpenAI's motion to dismiss copyright claims in a lawsuit filed by The New York Times. The judge found that OpenAI's arguments did not sufficiently prove that their AI models, including ChatGPT, do not contribute to user infringement of copyrighted material. This ruling allows the lawsuit to proceed, with OpenAI maintaining that their models are trained on publicly available data and grounded in fair use. Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, challenging the company's transition to a for-profit model, has been scheduled for a jury trial in spring 2026. The lawsuit stems from Musk's claim that OpenAI has deviated from its original mission of developing AI for humanity's benefit. The trial date was agreed upon by both parties, following a request by Musk and OpenAI to fast-track the proceedings. This legal battle coincides with OpenAI's efforts to raise up to $40 billion in funding, led by SoftBank, which is contingent on the company's successful transition to a for-profit entity by the end of 2025. Meanwhile, Musk's AI startup xAI has recently acquired his social media platform X.