In the interview, Altman described Musk as a "legendary entrepreneur" who did a lot to help OpenAI in its early days. "He's also clearly a bully, and he's also someone who clearly likes to get into fights," added the OpenAI CEO, pointing to the billionaire's high-profile spats with Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates.
Altman also said he believes much of Musk's animosity is rooted in OpenAI's recent success and the fact that he now runs a direct competitor. Musk announced xAI, his own AI startup, last year, and the company has since released several versions of its chatbot Grok.
"Everything we're doing, I believe Elon would be happy about if he were in control of OpenAI," said Altman. "He left when he thought we were on a trajectory to certainly fail, and also when we wouldn't do something where he had total control over the company."
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