Elon Musk
VS
Sam Altman
Elon Musk
xAI Founder
Net Worth: $392B
Sam Altman
OpenAI CEO
Potential Stake: ~$11B
The AI Rivalry
Initial Vision
Advocated for open-source AI and non-profit structure
Shifted to "limited profit" model for growth
Current Position
Founded xAI as competitor to OpenAI
Leading OpenAI with ChatGPT success
Key Moves
$97.4B bid to buy OpenAI
$500B "Stargate" AI infrastructure project
Public Statements
"OpenAI has betrayed its original mission"
"Musk is trying to slow us down"
2015
Co-founded OpenAI
2018
Musk leaves OpenAI
2023
Musk launches xAI
2024
Ongoing rivalry
The battle for
AI supremacy
continues to shape
the future of artificial intelligence