Elon Musk (X, Tesla…) and Sam Altman (OpenAI) engaged in a brawl on Monday that has become a popular topic on social media. The confrontation reached a new level when Musk, through a group of investors, presented a $97.400 billion offer to acquire OpenAI.
This was not only a strategic move to regain control over an organization he helped found, but also a direct criticism of Altman and the direction OpenAI has taken. Especially since OpenAI's estimated valuation is $300.000 billion, a figure far higher than Musk has offered.
Faced with this proposal, Altman's response was immediate and ironic, rejecting the offer and suggesting that they would buy Twitter for $9.740 billion if Musk wanted it. The American tycoon and Trump advisor bought the social network for $40.000 billion just a couple of years ago, so Musk reacted by calling Altman a "swindler" in X, evidencing the degree of tension between the two.
The origin of the conflict
The confrontation between Elon Musk and Sam Altman is not new, but yesterday it intensified in a way that highlighted the ideological and strategic differences that have characterized their relationship since the founding of OpenAI in 2015.
Musk, who initially financially backed OpenAI with a vision of creating AI that would benefit all of humanity, left the organization in 2018, citing a conflict of interest with his own projects at Tesla and SpaceX. The dispute centered on OpenAI’s direction: Musk argued that the company should remain nonprofit, while Altman, under his leadership, opted to transition to a for-profit model, especially after a significant investment from Microsoft.
GO TO EARNLINK CARD AND EARNLINK CARD AND EARNLINK CARD AND EARNBoth figures have had a significant impact on the world of cryptocurrencies, albeit in different ways:
- Elon Musk He is known for his influence on the cryptocurrency market, especially with Dogecoin, which has seen spikes in value thanks to Musk’s endorsements on X. His company, Tesla, even accepted Bitcoin as a form of payment temporarily. Musk has used his platform to promote or criticize cryptocurrencies, directly affecting their prices and public perception.
- Sam altman He has explored the potential of cryptocurrencies with the Worldcoin project, which seeks to distribute a cryptocurrency, WLD, to people by verifying their human identity through iris scanning. Although this project has not been at the center of the dispute with Musk, it reflects Altman’s interest in using emerging technologies to solve global problems.
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