Elon Musk and Sam Altman cofounded OpenAI

Elon Musk and Sam Altman cofounded OpenAI, but now they're locked in a legal battle. Here's the history of their working relationship and feud.
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.
Musk clashes with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over Trump-supported Stargate AI data center project
Elon Musk is clashing with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the Stargate artificial intelligence infrastructure project touted by President Donald Trump, the latest in a feud between the two billionaires that started on OpenAI’s board and is now testing
Trump had phone call with OpenAI's Sam Altman last week about AI infrastructure
President Donald Trump spoke with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman by phone on Friday, ahead of the AI infrastructure announcement, CNBC has learned.
Elon Musk and Sam Altman spar over $100 billion AI venture hyped by Donald Trump
The Stargate announcement prompted immediate skepticism over whether it would come to fruition, or represented new spending by the companies.
Elon Musk clashes with OpenAI's Sam Altman over $500 billion AI project Donald Trump announced
Elon Musk, a close Donald Trump advisor questioned the value of the investment. Sam Altman responded, saying Elon Musk was “wrong, as you surely know”.
'What Is Great For The Country Isn't Always What's Optimal For Your Companies': Sam Altman Lashes Out At Elon Musk Amid Stargate Squabble
Musk has been targeting Altman in the courts and publicly for months. The pair started OpenAI together nearly a decade ago as a nonprofit. Musk left OpenAI in 2018 and founded his
'Put America first': Elon Musk's longtime rival claps back over work with Trump admin
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman fact-checked Elon Musk on Wednesday after the Donald Trump adviser attacked the company for being broke. President Donald Trump and OpenAI announced the Stargate Project, a partnership with Microsoft and others in AI that includes a "$500 billion investment over the next four years in building new AI infrastructure.
'They Don't Have The Money,' Elon Musk Says Of $500B OpenAI-SoftBank-Oracle AI Project Stargate
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Stargate, a $500 billion AI infrastructure project that's expected to provide 100,000 ...
Musk and Altman Spar Over $100 Billion AI Venture Hyped by Trump
Elon Musk openly questioned whether companies that joined President Donald Trump’s announcement promising hundreds of billions of dollars in artificial intelligence infrastructure could follow through ...
Sam Altman says Trump's Stargate will allow AGI to be built in the US and create hundreds of thousands of jobs
Altman said that a project like Stargate might not have been possible with "a different president." ...
Trump Highlights Partnership Investing $500 Billion In AI: 'It's Big Money'
President Donald Trump announced a joint venture Tuesday with OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank of up to $500 billion for infrastructure tied to artificial intelligence.
Elon Musk, White House adviser, says OpenAI deal announced at White House is a sham
Elon Musk doesn’t miss an opportunity to take a dig at OpenAI — even when the news item in question is supposed to be ...
Sam Altman Chats Back to Sen. Warren
He doesn’t sound intimidated, after giving to Trump’s inaugural.
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Sam Altman posts letter from senators concerned about OpenAI efforts to ‘cozy up' to Trump
U.S. senators on Friday expressed concern to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman that he's attempting to "cozy up to the incoming Trump administration." In a letter Altman posted on X, Democratic Sens.
Masa Son, Trump's Japanese buddy with the Midas Touch
Masayoshi Son, the Japanese tycoon helming US President Donald Trump's big new AI push, is the son of an immigrant pig farmer ...