Sam Altman, the head of OpenAI, isn’t losing sleep over Elon Musk’s constant online jabs. Altman recently shared he doesn’t spend much time thinking about the Tesla and xAI owner. He sees Musk’s comments as mostly just rants against OpenAI and its products.
This clear message from Altman came during an interview with CNBC, as reported by Cryptopolitan. Altman explained that he focuses his energy on making OpenAI’s AI models better. He suggested he’s not very concerned about their supposed feud.
This whole discussion popped up after OpenAI’s GPT-5 model beat Grok-4 in an AI chess match. That win stirred up even more criticism and chatter about both companies’ AI systems. Altman mentioned that Musk “was just tweeting all day [on X] about how much OpenAI sucks, that our model is bad, and that we’re not going to be a good company and all that.”
A Long-Running Feud
The bad blood between Altman and Musk is nothing new. They both started OpenAI in 2015. It began as a non-profit lab. But they went their separate ways because they disagreed on where the organization should go.
Later, OpenAI changed to a for-profit model. This move brought in Microsoft as its main investor. Earlier this year, Musk even sued OpenAI, claiming they broke a contract. He later dropped the lawsuit.
Months after that, Musk led a group trying to buy the non-profit part of OpenAI. They offered a massive $97.4 billion. Altman publicly turned down the offer. He joked, “No, thanks, but we’ll buy Twitter for $9.74 billion if you want.” He told CNBC that Musk’s offer was just an attempt to “slow down a competitor.”
Microsoft Expands GPT-5’s Reach
Meanwhile, Microsoft is deeply embedding OpenAI’s newest model, GPT-5, into its major products. This move will greatly expand OpenAI’s tools. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirmed that GPT-5 will be part of Microsoft 365 Copilot, GitHub Copilot, Azure AI Foundry, and the standalone Copilot version. Musk, never one to stay silent, responded on X. He predicted that “OpenAI will eat Microsoft alive.”
Microsoft reported yesterday that its internal tests show GPT-5 has strong security features. It protects against threats like making malware, automated scams, and other harmful acts. This integration strengthens the bond between Microsoft and OpenAI. It also firmly places the new model in the global tech world.
More Than Just Chess
People have used chess for a long time to test how well machines can plan and calculate. This recent tournament highlighted how different general-purpose AI models perform when faced with strict rules.
Reports indicate these weren’t traditional chess engines. Instead, they were general-purpose AI models put to the test in a structured, rule-based challenge. OpenAI’s model stayed undefeated. In the final match, Grok-4 made big mistakes, even losing its queen more than once. This sealed its defeat. Google’s Gemini took third place. It had knocked out another OpenAI AI in an earlier round.
Despite Grok’s errors, both Musk and Altman still claim their latest creations are the most advanced AI in the world.
The rivalry between Sam Altman and Elon Musk intensified with new public comments.
OpenAI defeated Grok in a chess tournament between general-purpose artificial intelligences.
Microsoft announced the integration of GPT-5 into Microsoft 365 Copilot, GitHub Copilot, and Azure AI Foundry.