Altman Calls Musk "Insecure" Amidst OpenAI Takeover Bid 🚀

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Altman Calls Musk "Insecure" Amidst OpenAI Takeover Bid 🚀

The ongoing feud between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk 🤖 has escalated, with Altman dismissing Musk's $97.4 billion offer 💰 to buy OpenAI and labeling him "insecure" 😟 and "unhappy" 😔. Altman's comments came during an interview at the Paris AI Action Summit 🇫🇷, where he addressed Musk's unsolicited bid and the series of lawsuits ⚖️ Musk has launched against OpenAI.

Altman suggested that Musk's actions are a tactic to slow down OpenAI so that his own AI company, xAI, can catch up 🏃. He also joked about buying X (formerly Twitter) 🐦 from Musk for $9.74 billion, a tenth of Musk's offer for OpenAI 😂.

Musk, not one to back down from a public sparring match, responded by calling Altman "Scam Altman" 😠. This latest exchange is just one chapter in the long-running rivalry between the two tech moguls 🥊. The two initially had a friendly relationship 🤗 that evolved into a bitter rivalry 🐍. Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015 but left in 2018 due to internal conflicts ⚔️. Since his departure, he has been a vocal critic of OpenAI, particularly its shift to a for-profit model 💸.

Altman seems unfazed by Musk's tactics 😎, stating, "I wish he would just compete by building a better product" 💪. He added, "We'll try to just put our head down and keep working" 🤓.

What do you think about all this AI drama?