According to Sawyer Merritt, the Delaware Supreme Court has ruled to restore Elon Musk’s 2018 CEO pay package from Tesla, valued at $56 billion when vested, concluding a legal battle that lasted over seven years (source: Sawyer Merritt on Twitter). This decision, which affirms shareholder approval of the compensation plan, sets a significant precedent for AI-driven corporate governance and executive incentive structures. The ruling reinforces the trend of aligning executive rewards with long-term value creation, especially in AI-focused companies where innovation cycles are rapid and high-value leadership is critical. Businesses in the AI industry may see this as a green light to design aggressive, performance-based compensation plans to attract top AI talent and accelerate breakthrough innovation, leveraging shareholder engagement to justify such structures.