The Inside Story of How Altman and Musk Went From Friends to Bitter Enemies
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On the first full day of the second Trump presidency, Elon Musk was in the White House complex when he got word that his nemesis was about to hold a press conference with the president. Despite having rarely left the president’s side over the preceding few months, Musk was blindsided by the announcement, according to people familiar with the matter. Altman and Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015, but their relationship soured when Musk left in 2018 following a power struggle.