Elon Musk is clashing with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the Stargate artificial intelligence infrastructure project touted by President Donald Trump, the latest in a feud between the two billionaires that started on OpenAI’s board and is now testing

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Stargate, a $500 billion AI infrastructure project that's expected to provide 100,000 jobs and boost the American economy, but Elon Musk believes the three companies leading the project don't have the funds.

Elon Musk openly questioned whether companies that joined President Donald Trump’s announcement promising hundreds of billions of dollars in artificial intelligence infrastructure could follow through on their promises,

OpenAI’s Sam Altman responded to Musk’s allegation that ‘they don’t actually have the money’ by calling him “the most inspiring entrepreneur of our time.”

Masayoshi Son of SoftBank, Sam Altman of OpenAI and Larry Ellison of Oracle joined Trump for the $500 billion announcement.

Trump lauded the up to $500 billion partnership with OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank to build out data centers and electricity generation in Texas to support U.S. AI development.

Altman said that a project like Stargate might not have been possible with "a different president."

President Donald Trump spoke with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman by phone on Friday, ahead of the AI infrastructure announcement, CNBC has learned.

He doesn’t sound intimidated, after giving to Trump’s inaugural.

Sam Altman (@sama) January 17, 2025 “funny, they never sent me one of these for contributing to democrats…” Altman said on a post on X. “it was a personal contribution as you state ...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said human ability will still be valued, but it won't be "raw, intellectual horsepower." In a podcast interview earlier this month, he also talked about the emergence of ...

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