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 tech billionaires that started on OpenAI's board and is now testing Musk's influence with the new president. Trump on Tuesday had talked up a joint venture investing up to $500 billion through a new partnership formed by OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, alongside Oracle and SoftBank.

On Tuesday afternoon, President Donald Trump held a press conference to announce Stargate, a $500 billion artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure project in the United States. He called it the "largest AI infrastructure project, by far, in history." Stargate is a joint venture between top tech companies Oracle, SoftBank Group, and OpenAI. Oracle is best known for its enterprise database software and cloud computing services. SoftBank, based in Japan, is an investment holding company that mainly invest in tech companies. OpenAI is the creator of ChatGPT, the chatbot that caused a sensation when it launched in late 2022. It showcased the amazing capabilities of generative AI, sparking a rush among companies to acquire generative AI capabilities.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman engaged in a verbal feud after the announcement of the Stargate artificial intelligence infrastructure project, which is being backed by US President Donald Trump. OpenAI, under Sam Altman’s leadership, has announced the Stargate Project, with a goal to invest $500 billion into AI infrastructure in the US over the next four years, in partnership with SoftBank, Oracle, and MGX. Elon Musk, the...