Elon Musk's criticisms towards GPT-5 are disregarded by Sam Altman, as the project continues to progress successfully.
In the world of artificial intelligence (AI), the rivalry between Elon Musk and Sam Altman has reached new heights. The two tech magnates, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015, have found themselves on opposite sides in the race to dominate the AI sector.
Recently, the feud between them escalated when Musk accused Apple of anticompetitive behavior for allegedly favoring OpenAI’s ChatGPT over xAI’s Grok chatbot in the App Store rankings. Musk deemed this an "unequivocal antitrust violation" and threatened legal action.
Altman responded by accusing Musk of manipulating his own social media platform X’s algorithm to benefit himself and his companies while harming competitors. He called Musk’s claim "a remarkable claim" and implied that Musk is not above unfair tactics. The two have exchanged personal insults publicly on X, with Musk calling Altman a liar, and Altman replying dismissively, even demanding Musk sign an affidavit denying such manipulation.
Their feud dates back to when Musk left OpenAI and eventually started his own rival AI company, xAI. This move led to multiple lawsuits over alleged breaches of OpenAI’s founding mission. The spat has expanded to include Apple, further escalating tensions around market dominance and fairness in AI product visibility.
OpenAI's latest model, GPT-5, is described as its most advanced for coding, reasoning, and agent-based tasks. GPT-5 comes in three versions: gpt-5, gpt-5-mini, and gpt-5-nano, offering a balance between performance, speed, and cost. Microsoft's quick integration of GPT-5 into tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot, GitHub Copilot, and Azure AI Foundry shows strong faith in OpenAI's work.
Despite Musk's ongoing criticism, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has publicly responded, expressing some sympathy for Musk despite his criticism. However, Altman indicated that he does not pay much attention to Musk's opinions regarding OpenAI.
The competition between Altman and Musk has become a significant part of the broader AI industry's development and growth. Musk has become one of OpenAI's most vocal critics, yet Altman calls GPT-5 a "significant step" toward Artificial General Intelligence, capable of answering questions like an expert in many fields.
This feud is marked by public accusations of dishonesty, legal threats, and intense competition, reflecting deep mistrust between the two billionaires and their AI companies OpenAI and xAI. As the race to dominate the AI sector continues, it's clear that this rivalry is far from over.
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- The competition between Elon Musk and Sam Altman, prominent figures in the realm of entrepreneurship and technology, extends to the field of finance, with each investing heavily in their respective AI companies, xAI and OpenAI, seeking to dominate the AI sector.
- As the race in AI progresses, with OpenAI's advancements in artificial-intelligence, such as the GPT-5 model, being integrated into popular business tools like Microsoft 365, the debate around market dominance and fairness in technology continues, fueled further by Musk's and Altman's ongoing feud and their differing visions for the future of AI and artificial-intelligence.
