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Elon Musk and Sam Altman are fighting in public again
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk do not like each other. That dislike was on full display on social media over the weekend.
TL;DR
- Elon Musk publicly criticized OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, calling him "Scam Altman."
- The criticism followed Apple's lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing trade secrets.
- Altman defended OpenAI and accused Musk of being a scammer.
- Musk and Altman have a long-standing conflict originating from their co-founding of OpenAI and subsequent disagreements.
- Musk sued OpenAI in 2024 over its shift to a for-profit model, a lawsuit he lost but plans to appeal.
- Musk founded a rival AI company, xAI, in 2023.