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Shortly after calling Musk “the most inspiring entrepreneur of our time,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman suggested that Elon Musk cares more about his business than the country.
Following the announcement of a new $500 billion AI infrastructure project involving OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank, Musk was doubtful about the project's ability to deliver on its promises, arguing that the group of companies did not actually have the money to complete the project. As part of a project called Stargate, the trio of companies will join forces in the construction of data centers in the US to further develop artificial intelligence, which promises to increase productivity through the automation of work.
Musk has it on “good authority” that the new project lacks funding, he said in a post on X in response to a separate post by Altman's OpenAI touting the new project. “SoftBank is well under $10 billion secured. I have good authority for that.”
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Altman responded to Musk's claim, insisting that he was “wrong”.
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar defends the company's position that it has financial backing to fund the Stargate AI project. (Photo by Muhammed Selim Korkutata/Anadolu via Getty Images/Getty Images)
“Wrong, as I'm sure you know,” Altman wrote of Musk's claim that OpenAI doesn't have the money to fund Stargate. “Do you want to visit the first place that is already in progress?” asked Musk.
“I realize that what is great for the country is not always optimal for your companies, but I hope that in your new role you will [America] the first,” Altman added.
Altman's jab at Musk has resulted in the tech entrepreneur-turned-presidential adviser posting a barrage of criticism directed at Altman, calling him a “liar” and suggesting the OpenAI CEO is greedy and anti-Trump, despite recently saying that his view of the president changed and that he was excited about what Trump would do for the country.
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Musk shared posts criticizing Altman's ties to the LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, a Trump critic who helped fund E. Jean Carroll's sexual assault lawsuit against the president before his November election victory. Another post Musk shared claimed Altman's OpenAI was giving money to the news outlet Axios, which the post accused of being anti-Trump. Musk also highlighted a 2016 post in which Altman said — after Trump's first election victory in 2016 — he was “going back to work on a new project to stop Trump.”
Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Musk previously helped launch OpenAI, of which Altman is now CEO, but he no longer has any ties to the company. (Getty Images/Getty Images)
In addition to trying to paint Altman as anti-Trump, Musk also criticized OpenAI, which Musk helped found but is currently not involved with. Last year, Musk sued OpenAI twice, alleging that Altman and the company violated a contract they signed in which they agreed that the company's primary purpose would be to benefit the general public, not make money.
“Altman literally testified to Congress that he won't be compensated by OpenAI and now he wants $10 billion!” Musk posted on X along with a picture of a Reuters headline about Altman taking an equity stake in OpenAI after it went from a nonprofit to a private company. “What a liar.”
Another post Musk shared included an image of a meth pipe with the caption: “Leaked image of research tool OpenAI used to come up with $500 billion figure for Stargate.”
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (R), flanked by President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC Trump announced an investment in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. (Getty Images)
In response to the war of words between Musk and Altman, the politics of artificial intelligence researcher Tolga Bilge interviewed Altman's criticism of Musk: “What is his real mask?” on X.
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“Both are true!” Altman replied. “I don't think he's a nice person or treats us fairly, but you have to respect the guy and he makes us all be more ambitious.
Fox News Digital reached out to OpenAI and Musk for comment, but did not hear back by the time of publication.
