Timeline of a tech feud: Sam Altman and Elon Musk’s 10-year rivalry
The two Silicon Valley giants co-founded OpenAI in 2015, but their mutual animosity has only intensified since then
A decade ago, the list of co-founders of OpenAI — the company behind one of the largest advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) to date — included two partners whose personalities have become central to one of the most shocking clashes in the world’s tech elite: Sam Altman and Elon Musk. The latest chapter in this saga is Musk’s offer to acquire the AI company. Here’s the timeline of their long-standing dispute, played out across social media, the courts, the stock market, and even within the halls of power at the White House.
