The feud has also extended to their respective AI projects, with Altman criticizing Musk's AI chatbot Grok and Musk retorting that OpenAI’s GPT-4 lacks a sense of humor. Altman acknowledged Musk's role in attracting top AI talent to OpenAI, but also criticized his style. Despite the disagreements, Altman noted that Musk "really does care about a good future with AGI". The duration of their feud remains uncertain.
Key takeaways:
- Sam Altman and Elon Musk, who once worked together to launch OpenAI in 2015, are currently not on good terms due to disagreements over the direction of OpenAI.
- Musk parted ways with OpenAI in 2018 after a power struggle and has since expressed dissatisfaction with its direction under Altman, especially after it accepted billions in investments from Microsoft.
- Musk has launched his own AI startup, xAI, and announced Grok, an AI chatbot to rival OpenAI’s ChatGPT. This has led to further public disagreements between Musk and Altman.
- Altman acknowledged Musk's role in attracting top AI talent to OpenAI, but also criticized Musk's style and personality, which has also led to public feuds with other tech leaders like Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Google cofounder Larry Page.