President Donald Trump on Thursday shrugged off an ugly back-and-forth between tech CEOs Elon Musk and Sam Altman that pitted one of Trump’s most visible lieutenants against a key participant in a massive $500 billion AI project Trump announced Tuesday.
"I genuinely respect your accomplishments and think you are the most inspiring entrepreneur of our time," Altman wrote in an X post to Musk.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will brief U.S. officials on super-agents—AI systems set to revolutionize software development, finance, and event planning.
The latest spat began after Altman joined Trump, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, and Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison in a White House ceremony on Tuesday to announce the launch of Stargate, a $500 billion venture to advance the United States’ artificial intelligence infrastructure.
The Stargate project has big implications for U.S. AI leadership, but also for who's winning the new president's ear.
Sam Altman has told OpenAI fans to lower their expectations after rumors the company had achieved AGI went viral on X.
President Donald Trump spoke with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman by phone Friday, ahead of the AI infrastructure announcement, CNBC has learned.
The Stargate project, announced as a $500 billion initiative to create advanced AI systems and job opportunities, has drawn both skepticism and support. While Musk continues to criticize the venture’s funding, Altman maintains that the project is on track and aims to benefit the country significantly.
President Trump admitted he is unsure whether the coalition of AI giants leading the $500 billion Stargate Project has the resources to fully realize it.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman suggested Elon Musk cares more about his businesses than he does the country, shortly after he referred to Musk as "the most inspiring entrepreneur of our time."
President Trump on Thursday said he was unbothered by ally Elon Musk publicly criticizing an investment Trump touted for a new artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure project. Musk has in recent days clashed with one of the project’s investors,