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.
Stargate: Analysts have noted that Microsoft has become less willing to spend even more money financing the computing power OpenAI requires to retain a lead in AI.
OpenAI has announced that it's teaming up with Softbank and Oracle on $100 billion data center project in the U.S.
The ChatGPT maker will hold a 40% interest in Stargate, and would act as an extension of OpenAI, the report said, citing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaking to colleagues. OpenAI and SoftBank did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.
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.
President Trump and Elon Musk aren’t an exclusive item. That point was clear this week when the president welcomed OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman to the White House on the second day of Trump 2.0—a visit that left “First Buddy" Musk publicly fuming.
Altman and Musk were OpenAI’s founding co-chairs in 2015, but their relationship has devolved into name-calling and lawsuits.
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.
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.
"I genuinely respect your accomplishments and think you are the most inspiring entrepreneur of our time," Altman wrote in an X post to Musk.
SoftBank, OpenAI, and Oracle are launching a $500 billion joint venture named Stargate to fund AI infrastructure in the U.S. The initiative, praised by President Trump, aims to deploy $100 billion immediately for projects like data centers and cancer research.