Elon Musk calls him 'Scam Altman'; OpenAI CEO says he's 'not afraid' of Apple
Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have engaged in a public war of words following a lawsuit filed by Apple against OpenAI for alleged trade secret theft. Apple claims OpenAI recruited staff to steal confidential hardware information, a charge OpenAI denies.
Why it matters
This legal battle highlights the intense competition and ethical concerns surrounding talent acquisition and intellectual property in the AI industry.
Elon Musk waited less than 24 hours. Apple filed its trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI on Friday, July 10, in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, accusing the ChatGPT-maker of stealing confidential hardware information "at every level"—from technical staff to its chief hardware officer. By Saturday, Musk was back on X with his favourite nickname, calling the OpenAI CEO "Scam Altman" and posting that he "takes scamming to a whole new level."Altman did not stay quiet this time. The OpenAI boss fired back at Musk's SpaceX ambitions, writing: "homeboy you're the one selling public market investors on short-term space datacenters." That post pulled over 10 million views.
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