"I genuinely respect your accomplishments and think you are the most inspiring entrepreneur of our time," Altman wrote in an X post to Musk.

A closer look at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman after President Trump announces a multi-billion dollar joint venture between Altman's company, SoftBank and Oracle, and why it's already drawing the ire of major Trump ally Elon Musk.

Elon Musk is clashing with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the Stargate artificial intelligence infrastructure project touted by President Donald Trump, the latest in a feud between the two billionaires that started on OpenAI's board and is now testing Musk's influence with the new president.

OpenAI and SoftBank have both committed $19 billion each to the Stargate venture worth $500 billion to build AI data centres in the U.S.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Oracle founder Larry Ellison and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son comment on President Trump’s Stargate AI investment project in an interview with FOX News anchor Bret Baier on ‘Special Report.

The disagreement centres around claims made by Musk that the funds promised for the project might not be available as expected.

Yes, that's the name of a 1994 Roland Emmerich movie. It's now a big infrastructure project to help power tech giants' foray into AI.

The Stargate project, led by OpenAI's Sam Altman - to build the "world's largest AI infrastructure" - was announced by Donald Trump at a special press conference at the White House. Elon Musk, however,

Fortune reported that this announcement has put Sam Altman in the spotlight, much to the frustration of his former collaborator, Elon Musk. Musk, who has long been a major backer of Trump, was once close with Altman when they co-founded OpenAI in 2015. However, their relationship has soured over time, evolving into a fierce rivalry.

Tensions between technology leaders Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman were on full display this week after the Tesla CEO slammed the new artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure project,

Explore the pros and cons of the first round of technology developments from President Trump's first week in office. What impact will his bold tech moves have?