The global regulatory outlook on AI is splintering between factions focused on investment and those more interested in safety
However, X owner and newly-anointed White House advisor Musk has sought to dampen enthusiasm, claiming in a series of online posts that Stargate's investors (including Microsoft and Softbank) "don't actually have the money".
Karoline Leavitt refuted Elon Musk's claim torpedoing President Donald Trump's AI infrastructure announcement, saying Americans can take Trump's word for it.
Trump’s confidant Musk clashes with OpenAI's Altman over $500 billion AI project. Trump’s $500 billion AI project ‘Stargate’ features Altman, Oracle Chairman, SoftBank CEO. After announcement Musk dugs out old posts from Altman that are ‘Anti-Trump’.
Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are fighting on X about Stargate, the infrastructure project to build data centers for OpenAI in the U.S.
Though Altman said he likely wouldn’t agree with Trump on “everything,” the OpenAI CEO said he believes “he will be incredible for the country in many ways.”
The $500B Stargate Initiative, led by Trump, OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle, is set to revolutionize U.S. AI infrastructure.
Musk’s criticisms have escalated into legal actions. In February, he filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing it of breaching its nonprofit mandate. Although the lawsuit was withdrawn in June, Musk refiled it in August, further intensifying the conflict.
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has publicly expressed his support for President Donald Trump. This revelation comes years after he praised LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman for stopping his re-election.
"I genuinely respect your accomplishments and think you are the most inspiring entrepreneur of our time," Altman wrote in an X post to Musk.
A closer look at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman after President Trump announces a multi-billion dollar joint venture between Altman's company, SoftBank and Oracle, and why it's already drawing the ire of major Trump ally Elon Musk.
Elon Musk asked a judge to block OpenAI's attempt to transition from nonprofit to for-profit. It's not the first time he's feuded with CEO Sam Altman.