Musk’s criticisms have escalated into legal actions. In February, he filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing it of breaching its nonprofit mandate. Although the lawsuit was withdrawn in June, Musk refiled it in August, further intensifying the conflict.
Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are fighting on X about Stargate, the infrastructure project to build data centers for OpenAI in the U.S.
A closer look at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman after President Trump announces a multi-billion dollar joint venture between Altman's company, SoftBank and Oracle, and why it's already drawing the ire of major Trump ally Elon Musk.
Altman said that a project like Stargate might not have been possible with "a different president."
SoftBank Group Corp. and OpenAI each plan to commit $19 billion of capital to Stargate, the $100 billion US AI endeavor President Donald Trump unveiled this week, the Information reported.
Elon Musk asked a judge to block OpenAI's attempt to transition from nonprofit to for-profit. It's not the first time he's feuded with CEO Sam Altman.
The public spat underscored some of the tensions that could dominate Trump’s second term in office and echo issues he faced during his last stint at the White House.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Oracle founder Larry Ellison and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son comment on President Trump’s Stargate AI investment project in an interview with FOX News anchor Bret Baier on ‘Special Report.
Fortune reported that this announcement has put Sam Altman in the spotlight, much to the frustration of his former collaborator, Elon Musk. Musk, who has long been a major backer of Trump, was once close with Altman when they co-founded OpenAI in 2015. However, their relationship has soured over time, evolving into a fierce rivalry.
Nuclear energy stocks roared higher Thursday, extending gains earlier in the week amid expectations of growing energy demand driven by AI after President Trump announced a $500 billion AI infrastructure project.
As 2024 was drawing to a close, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman faced two major problems. He wasn’t getting enough server capacity from Microsoft, his company’s biggest backer, to stay ahead of rivals developing artificial intelligence.