The feud between Elon Musk and Sam Altman has become one of the bitterest rivalries in business history, with the Tesla tycoon bidding to buy Altman's OpenAI in an apparent attempt to derail the ChatGPT maker's ascent to becoming one of the world's most important companies.
Musk and Altman were among the 11-person team that founded OpenAI in 2015. Created as a counterweight to Google's dominance in artificial intelligence, the project got its initial funding from Musk, who invested $45 million to get it started.
Three years later, Musk departed OpenAI. The company initially cited "a potential future conflict for Elon ... as Tesla continues to become more focused on AI," noting the electric vehicle company's ambitions in autonomous driving.
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