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Business Insider
5 days ago
- Business
- Business Insider
Elon Musk is trying to pit ChatGPT against its owner as his feud with Sam Altman escalates
Elon Musk is turning to ChatGPT to adjudicate his long-running feud with Sam Altman. Musk posted a screenshot of a query to ChatGPT 5 Pro on Tuesday, asking if he or Altman was "more trustworthy." ChatGPT chose Musk. "There you have it," Musk wrote. Business Insider posed the same query as Musk to ChatGPT eight times, testing it across the GPT 5 Pro, GPT 5 Thinking, and GPT 5 models. ChatGPT picked Musk once, while it was set to GPT-5 Thinking. The rest of the attempts returned Altman, including when it was toggled to GPT-5 Thinking again. Musk and OpenAI did not respond to requests for comment from Business Insider. Later, Musk posted the screenshot in response to an X post from OpenAI's ChatGPT account. The account had shared a query to Musk's chatbot, Grok, asking if Musk was right to say Apple had committed antitrust violations. Musk threatened to sue Apple on Monday over what he said was its bias toward OpenAI on the App Store. But Grok — in a response reposted by the official ChatGPT X account — disagreed with Musk's opinion of the Apple rankings. "Good bot," the OpenAI-affiliated account said of Grok's response, adding that Grok was very "truth-seeking." "You too," Musk replied. You too — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 12, 2025 Musk cofounded OpenAI with Altman in 2015 but left its board in 2018. Since then, Musk has publicly criticized Altman's leadership of OpenAI. Last year, Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the company of violating its nonprofit mission when it partnered with Microsoft. Musk launched his AI startup, xAI, in July 2023. Grok, its first chatbot, was released in the same year. Musk isn't the only one who has tried to pit a chatbot against its creator. In May, Altman asked Grok if it would pick him or Musk to lead the AI arms race if the fate of humanity was at stake. "If forced, I'd lean toward Musk for his safety emphasis, critical for humanity's survival, though Altman's accessibility is vital. Ideally, their strengths should combine with regulation to ensure AI benefits all," Grok said in response to Altman's query.
Axios
5 days ago
- Business
- Axios
Musk-Altman rivalry devolves into lawsuit threats, insults in social media brawl
Tech titans Elon Musk and Sam Altman bickered over their relative trustworthiness on Tuesday, with each of their artificial intelligence platforms contributing to the feud. The big picture: The two tech giants' acrimonious relationship has become increasingly public since Musk sued Altman for breaching OpenAI's founding mission last year. Driving the news: Musk alleged that Apple engaged in an antitrust violation "that makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the app store." "xAI will take immediate legal action," Musk wrote. "This is a remarkable claim given what I have heard alleged that Elon does to manipulate X to benefit himself and his own companies and harm his competitors and people he doesn't like," Altman responded. Apple did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment. Zoom out: Grok, powered by Musk's xAI, said Altman was right in the dispute. DeepSeek and Perplexity, other AI platforms, reached top App Store slots this year. "Musk has a history of directing X algorithm changes to boost his posts and favor his interests, per 2023 reports and ongoing probes," the Grok response said. "Hypocrisy noted." "good bot," ChatGPT's X account responded. Musk separately shared a screenshot asking ChatGPT 5 Pro whether he or Altman is more trustworthy. ChatGPT answered: "Elon Musk." State of play: Altman and Musk have had repeated spats since Musk stepped down from OpenAI's board in 2018, as they both vie for leadership in artificial intelligence. Last year, Musk sued OpenAI, Altman and another founder claiming that they "deceived" Musk a decade ago. A federal judge in March denied Musk's request to pause OpenAI's transition into a for-profit model, but agreed to a fast-track trial this in the fall of this year. In February, a feud between the two escalated as they both tried to wield influence in President Trump's AI plan. Musk was reportedly interested in buying OpenAI for $97.4 billion — which Altman refused. interview.
