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Elon Musk & Sam Altman: Allies to Rivals

2012

First introduced by Geoff Ralston at Y Combinator

2015

Co-founded OpenAI with $1B in funding

2018

Musk leaves OpenAI board after disagreements

2023

Musk launches xAI, creates Grok to compete with ChatGPT

March 2024

Musk sues OpenAI, claims betrayal of founding principles

2025

$500B Stargate Project with Altman; Musk remains skeptical

"Elon desperately wants the world to be saved. But only if he can be the one to save it." — Sam Altman