Sam Altman said he used to see Elon Musk as a ‘great jewel for humanity,’ but not anymore
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Sam Altman and Elon Musk founded Openai in 2015 together. However, in 2018, Musk left Openai’s board of directors.
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Since then, Musk has filed a lawsuit against Openai and built his rival Xai.
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Altman said he looked at Musk as a “incredible hero”, but now he felt different about him.
Openai CEO Sam Altman He once told Elon Musk, the collaborator, he wasn’t as admired as once.
Altman said in an interview with former Fox News Anchor Tucker Carlson, where he asked his views on Musk on Wednesday. Couple dried openai However, after leaving the Board in Musk 2018, their relations were broken.
“I have long looked at him as an incredible hero, a great jewel for humanity. Now I have different emotions,” Altman Musk said.
“There are amazing things about him and I am grateful for many things he does.
Representatives of Altman and Musk did not respond to Business Insider’s requests for comments.
Musk was one of Openai’s financial supporters in the early days of his establishment, but it is unclear how much money he contributed to the Chatgpt manufacturer.
In March 2023, Musk said he gave the company about $ 100 million. However, in March 2024, Openai said that Musk’s contributions were less than $ 45 million.
Since Openai’s departure from the board of directors, Musk has clearly criticized Altman’s leadership.
Musk in February 2024 Altman case And Openai accused them of violating his non -profit -free mission when he partnership with Microsoft. He withdrew the case in June 2024, but re -filled in August 2024.
In March 2024, Musk wrote in an X article, “Change your name to turtle and I will stop the case,” he wrote.
Last month, Musk threatened to sue what Apple said that the iPhone manufacturer said he had prejudice to Openai in the App Store. Musk, Apple’s “Final Antitröst Violation“And on August 25, he filed a lawsuit against Apple and Openai.
Altman, in response to Musk last month in an X Post “” This is a remarkable claim, considering that Elon claims to make X to benefit himself and his own companies and to manipulate his rivals and people he doesn’t like. “
Musk is also busy building his own opponent in Openai. In July 2023, his own AI initiative launched Xai.
Xai collected over 12 billion dollars during financing tours last year and worth $ 50 billion. In June, Morgan Stanley said that Xai collected $ 10 billion debt and self -esteem to develop data centers and Chatbot Grook. Openai’s latest financing tour value 300 billion dollars reported.
