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Elon Musk and Sam Altman Are Fighting in Public Again
Business Insider • • general
Key Points:
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman highlighted Elon Musk's renewed criticism as a sign of OpenAI's success, citing benchmarks that suggest their 5.6 sol model is currently the best in the world.
- The tension escalated after Apple filed a lawsuit accusing OpenAI, its hardware partner io, and two former Apple employees of stealing trade secrets, with OpenAI denying any interest in other companies' secrets.
- Musk, who co-founded OpenAI but later split from the company, mocked Altman on social media, reigniting their longstanding feud that includes Musk's 2024 lawsuit against OpenAI for allegedly misleading him about the company's for-profit shift.
- Musk's rival AI company, xAI, is now part of SpaceX, and he continues to publicly challenge Altman, accusing OpenAI of unethical practices, while Altman has fired back with his own criticisms of Musk's ventures.
- The dispute reflects ongoing rivalry and legal battles between the two tech leaders, with Musk planning to appeal a federal jury ruling against him in the 2024 lawsuit.
