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OpenAI's Sam Altman accuses Musk of selling public market investors "on short-term space data centers"

Altman said Musk is pitching investors on orbital data centers as the two billionaires renewed their feud over AI safety and trade-secret claims.

  • On Sunday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman traded fiery accusations, reigniting their long-running feud over AI safety, space data centers, and alleged trade-secret theft.
  • Musk turned his attention to Altman after Apple filed a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing trade secrets. Musk and Altman cofounded OpenAI in 2015, but their relationship fractured over company direction.
  • Defending his company's latest model, Altman claimed 5.6 Sol is the "best model in the world right now," while Musk accused him of "scamming" users and customers.
  • Altman responded by calling Musk a scammer, writing: "Homeboy you're the one selling public market investors on short-term space data centers." Musk replied that SpaceX would begin "flying them" next year.
  • SpaceX plans to launch up to one million compute satellites with the first AI1 design supporting peak power levels of up to 150kW. These orbital infrastructure plans remain controversial and untested.
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(San Francisco = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kwon Young-jeon = As OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, is sued by Apple over allegations of trade secret theft, its arch-rival Sam Altman OpenAI...

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