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Sam Altman Says Elon Musk Is a ‘Bully’ Who only Respects People Who Punch Him Back

Altman said AI firms need to cooperate with each other and governments as OpenAI and Musk remain locked in lawsuits over the company’s for-profit shift.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Heather Diehl/Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said a little drama may grease the gears for talks with Elon Musk. "I think once in a while you've got to punch a bully back in the nose," Altman told Vanity Fair. Altman said that Musk "only respects people" who take such an…

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New York, 5 Oct (EFE).- OpenAI Executive Director Sam Altman called tycoon Elon Musk "abuse" and defended the need to respond strongly to his attacks, in an interview published this Monday by Vanity Fair magazine. "I don't like bullies, and I think Elon is one. I think that from time to time you have to strike them back with a punch," Altman said when asked about the public and legal dispute he has with the owner of Tesla and the social network …

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The Wrap broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Monday, October 5, 2026.
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