Know Similarities, Differences, and Conflicts Perhaps the most powerful figures in the tech world, Elon Musk and Sam Altman, have certa

Elon Musk mocked rival Sam Altman after the OpenAI boss congratulated Donald Trump’s new “White House A.I. and Crypto Czar” David Sacks. The appointment of Elon Musk’s friend and fellow tech titan is the latest illustration of the Tesla founder’s influence in the president-elect’s new administration.

Someone Altman undoubtedly does have tension with, however, is Musk. One of OpenAI’s original co-founders, Musk is currently suing OpenAI for allegedly backtracking on its founding mission and has since launched his own A.I. startup, xAI, to challenge OpenAI’s dominance. The state of their relationship is “tremendously sad,” according to Altman.

It's safe to say that Elon Musk, by backing Donald Trump and weaseling his way into the president-elect's inner circle — and perhaps his cabinet — has catapulted himself to the uppermost echelon of power,

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who is locked in a legal dispute with rival Elon Musk, said said he is “not that worried” about Musk’s influence in the incoming Trump administration

AI leader Altman said today that he thinks ‘Elon will do the right thing’ when it comes to the Trump connection.

Sam Altman said he is not worried about Elon Musk — his former partner in founding OpenAI — and President-elect Trump hurting his business. Follow our live coverage from the DealBook Summit here: https://t.co/uTsyyH00xC pic.twitter.com/87Fjsog8Jd

The 2024 U.S. presidential election saw a new set of people in charge of the country, and one of them is Elon Musk. He was appointed to the head of the Department of Governmental Efficency, named DOGE. So, Elon Musk has some sway over the government, which is scary after watching him handle Twitter (now X).

Elon Musk has long been known for his competitive spirit — and for his list of rivals. He challenged Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg to a cage fight. He called Amazon and Blue Origin boss Jeff Bezos a “copycat.