The battle of tech titans is heating up. OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, is reportedly working on a social media platform that could rival Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter), according to a report from The Verge — setting the stage for yet another front in their escalating feud.
The internal prototype is said to integrate social media features with ChatGPT tools — including image generation — aiming to create a completely new experience where AI and community engagement merge.
Although the project is still in early development, its concept could become a direct strike at both Musk’s X and Meta’s upcoming AI assistant platform, which is also rumored to include social components.
🧠 Altman: “Okay, maybe we’ll build a social app”
Earlier this year, speculation emerged about OpenAI’s possible entry into social media. Altman had responded half-jokingly on X: “Okay, maybe we’ll build a social app.” Now, it seems he wasn’t joking.
⚖️ Legal Battle with Musk Reaches Boiling Point
The tension between OpenAI and Elon Musk is nearing its peak. Last week, OpenAI sued Musk, accusing him of attempting a hostile takeover via a $97 billion offer and “bad-faith tactics” to gain control of the company he co-founded.
In response, Musk launched a countersuit, alleging OpenAI had abandoned its nonprofit roots. The court denied Musk’s request to block OpenAI’s transition to a capped-profit model, but fast-tracked the case for trial in fall 2025.
Internal emails from OpenAI show that Musk himself was the first to suggest a for-profit model — as long as he would control it. “I should have initial control over the company,” he wrote in 2017.
🤖 AI Showdown: Grok vs. ChatGPT
While legal teams are battling in court, the AI war is in full swing. Musk recently merged his startup xAI with X in an all-stock deal valuing xAI at $80 billion. Its flagship LLM, Grok-3, launched in February and is now preparing for rapid expansion.
On the other side, Altman secured a $40 billion funding round led by SoftBank, giving OpenAI a jaw-dropping valuation of $300 billion.
🌐 Who Will Own the Future of Social Media?
As Musk transforms X into an all-in-one platform, Altman counters with a plan to build the next-gen, AI-powered social network. The fight for control over tomorrow’s digital world has officially begun.
The real question now: Who will win – the tech visionary or the creator of one of the world’s most powerful AI platforms?
🎯 Interesting fact at the end : If OpenAI does launch this platform, it will mark the first time a generative AI model becomes the backbone of a social network.
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