Roots of Hostility
• In 2015, Musk and Altman co-founded OpenAI with the goal of developing artificial intelligence to benefit humanity without a profit motive.
• However, tensions soon emerged; Musk objected to the company's shift towards a business model driven by financial goals, prompting his departure from the board in 2018 and continued friction later.
Legal and Advertising Disputes
• Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Altman on charges including fraud and deviation from the original purpose, seeking to halt the company's transformation into a profit-driven entity.
• Some charges were postponed to a trial in 2026 after the court rejected Musk's request for expedited proceedings.
Verbal Wars
• Musk referred to Altman as 'Scam Altman' in tweets.
• Altman sarcastically responded: 'No thank you, but we will buy Twitter for $9.74 billion if you want.'
• In a later conversation, Altman said: 'I think most of his life stems from a state of insecurity, and I feel sorry for him. I don’t think he is a happy person.'
• He also recently added: 'I don't think about him much' referring to his increasing disregard for criticisms.
Attempts at Domination
• In an attempt to buy OpenAI, Musk made an offer of $97.4 billion, but Altman immediately rejected it.
• To complicate matters, Musk attempted to obstruct the 'Stargate UAE' project led by OpenAI in partnership with G42, by pushing to involve his company xAI in the project.
Latest Developments (According to Recent Reports)
• Two days ago: Musk reignited the confrontation with Microsoft via a tweet warning that OpenAI could 'devour Microsoft alive' after the launch of GPT-5.
• Altman distances himself and downplays Musk, acknowledging that GPT-5 is so fast that it concerns him about oversight and regulation.
• Three days ago: Reports revealed that OpenAI is in negotiations to sell shares of the company that it could market at a value of $500 billion, surpassing SpaceX's value, in an attempt to retain top talent and enhance its competitive capabilities.
• Musk reiterated his claim that the artificial intelligence company he co-founded abandoned its mission to benefit humanity when it entered a business partnership with Microsoft, in a lawsuit filed in a federal court in California on Monday, about two months after he abruptly withdrew a similar case in state court.
• The latest filing includes new allegations that Altman and another co-founder of OpenAI, Greg Brockman, violated federal civil extortion laws, claiming that Musk and other investors were incited to invest in OpenAI through its 'fake humanitarian mission.'
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