After President Donald Trump announced the Stargate project to build a large AI Infrastructure for the United States, responses began to surface on Twitter. Initial investors included Oracle, SoftBank, OpenAI, and the investment firm MGX, totaling a staggering $500 billion with an initial investment of $100 billion.
Elon Musk and Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, engaged in a back-and-forth exchange regarding the project. Musk questioned the funding of the companies involved, pointing out that even SoftBank didn’t have the necessary funds. Altman defended the project and Musk, acknowledging Musk as a visionary entrepreneur and an inspiration to many.
Musk continued to express skepticism, calling Altman a swindler, while Altman emphasized the importance of putting America first. The exchange hinted at underlying tensions between the two entrepreneurs, exacerbated by Musk’s ongoing legal battle with OpenAI and his development of xAI, a competing AI company.
TLDR: Elon Musk and Sam Altman spar over the Stargate project, revealing underlying tensions and differing perspectives on the future of AI development in the United States.
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