Musk, Tesla CEO and now a close aide to U.S. President Donald Trump, took to X this week to criticize OpenAI and the $500 billion artificial intelligence project Trump announced with great fanfare at the White House on Tuesday.
OpenAI led by Sam Altman is partnering with SoftBank and Oracle A joint venture called “Project Stargate”.
On Tuesday, Trump announced a joint venture that would build data centers in the United States and create more than 100,000 jobs, and he was joined at the White House by Altman, Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son. launch ceremony.
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A day later, OpenAI released information about Stargate on X, Musk responded: “They literally have no money.”
“SoftBank's guaranteed amount is well under $10B. I have full authority,” Musk said in another tweet. He has since made several posts critical of the project, including several on Friday.
Musk is Ultraman’s competitor Ongoing litigation with OpenAI. He claims that OpenAI puts profits and commercial interests ahead of the public interest.
Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015 and left three years later. Since its exit, OpenAI has become the face of generative AI, while Musk has launched a rival startup, xAI, which was valued at $24 billion last May.
“The end may be in sight”
Meanwhile, Trump was asked by reporters at the White House on Thursday whether Musk's criticism of the artificial intelligence deal bothered him.
“That's not the case. He hates one person in this deal,” Trump said of Musk. “The people who were involved in the deal were very, very smart people. But, Elon, one of the people he happened to hate. I have a certain hatred for people.
As for Musk's statement about a lack of funding, Trump said: “I don't know if they're doing that, but you know, they're putting money in. The government isn't providing anything, they're just providing money. They're very wealthy people, So I hope they do.
One of Trump's advisers wondered whether the incident could cause a rift between Trump and Musk, who leads his administration's efficiency plans.
“The end may be in sight,” the consultant said.
- Vishakha Saxena Additional Editor, Reuters
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