Elon Musk-Sam Altman: There has been an argument on social media between two billionaires in America. America’s new President Donald Trump has emphasized on focusing on Artificial Intelligence (AI). XAI owner Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have clashed over X. This fight is taking place over the Stargate project.
OpenAI said on Tuesday that it will team up with SoftBank and Oracle to build several data centers for AI in the US. The two companies hope to initially invest $ 100 billion for Stargate and add 500 billion in the venture over the next four years. SoftBank and OpenAI are the principal partners of Stargate, with SoftBank having financial responsibility and OpenAI having operational responsibility, the joint statement said.
Stargate launched in White House
The CEOs of the three companies joined President Donald Trump at the White House to officially launch the Stargate project. Announcing this, President Trump said that this will be the largest AI infrastructure project in history, with an investment of at least $500 billion, of which the first tranche will be $100 billion. The President further said that this project will create more than 100,000 jobs in America.
Elon Musk took aim
Musk wrote in several posts on X on Tuesday, “They actually have no money. SoftBank has secured less than $10 billion. I have received information about this from a good source.” Altman hit back at Musk in an X post on Wednesday. Responding to Musk’s allegation that SoftBank is short on capital, Altman said, “Misinformation, and you certainly know it.
Altman said that Stargate is very good for the country. I realize that what is good for the country may not always be in line with what your companies want, but with the new responsibility you have received, I hope you will put America first. Like OpenAI, XAI is also developing its own AI systems. Looking for infrastructure.
$12 billion spent on a single data center
According to a report by TechCrunch, it is estimated that Musk’s company has spent $12 billion on its single data center in Memphis and may spend billions more to upgrade the facility. Musk sued Altman’s company last year, alleging that the company had betrayed its founding purposes as a non-profit research laboratory working for the public good rather than making profits.