Hygencho Million E -Musk and Openai CEO Sam Altman are fighting over the Star Gate, a huge infrastructure project that builds Openai data centers throughout the United States.
Stargate was announced on a press conference in the White House on Tuesday, and plans to pour up to $ 500 billion from investors such as SoftBank and the Middle East AI fund MGX to support Openai AI workloads. Stargate’s partner initially promised $ 100 billion, which is a data center under construction in Abilin, Texas.
Eron Musk claims that Stargate has no funding.
“They don’t actually have money,” Musk wrote in a series of posts to X on Tuesday. “SoftBank has a great amount of money below $ 10 billion. I have it based on legitimate authority.”
A few hours later, Mr. Musk said in a post that criticized Altman, “Sam is a scammer.”
SoftBank has secured a significant funding of $ 10 billion. I have it based on legitimate authority.
—Alon Mask (@elonmusk) January 22, 2025
Of course, Musk is not a neutral party. He runs his own AI company XAI, competes with Openai, and is currently involved in a lawsuit. XAI and the mask are accusing Openai in anti -competitive practices, such as trying to support Openai’s investors in Openai.
Altman counterattacks Musk on Wednesday’s X post and criticizes his bluff.
Altman said, “It’s a mistake, as you know,” said Musk’s claim that SoftBank had a shortage of capital. “(Stargate) is wonderful for the country. I know that great things are not always the best for your company, but in your new roles, mainly (the United States). I want you to think about it. “
Altman said in another post, “I really respect your achievements and I think you are the most inspired entrepreneur in modern times.” He later said, “I don’t think (Mr. Musk) is a good person, and I don’t think it will treat us fairly, but we have to respect this man, and we all are more ambitious. He will boost it. “
As you know, it’s wrong.
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This is wonderful for the country. I know that the great thing for the country is not always the best for your company, but in your new roles, we want you to consider 🇺🇸 first.
– Sam Altoman (@sama) January 22, 2025
Musk is at the forefront of the U.S. government’s advisory committee, the government, which recommends a significant reduction to federal agencies. DOGE was announced for the first time last year and became formal by President Donald Trump on Monday, but the committee faced a series of legal issues.
XAI, like OPENAI, is ease of infrastructure to develop AI systems. Mr. Musk’s company is estimated to have spent $ 12 billion in a single data center in Memphis, which could further spend billions of dollars on facilities.
When asked about Musk’s X -posting in an interview in the World Economic Forum in Davos, Microsoft’s CEO Satia Nadela, a close collaborator and investor of Openai, refused to be involved. He mentioned Microsoft’s recent promises to invest a record amount to the AI data center this year.
“On the other hand, Satia has no money,” said Musk on Wednesday.
“This money is not all for the exaggeration of AI, but for building something useful in the real world.”