Sam Altman taunts Elon Musk and brands him as unhappy: “I feel for him.”

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, had a lot to say about Elon Musk, who has just made an offer to buy his company. Altman also seems to attribute the billionaire’s recent actions to a deep personal malaise.

Elon Musk, with the support of investors, recently proposed nearly 100 billion dollars to acquire OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, led by Sam Altman.

During an interview where he explained his refusal of his rival’s offer, Altman took the opportunity to share his opinion on Musk’s recent action.

Elon Musk and Sam Altman co-founded OpenAI in 2015, driven by the common ambition to develop beneficial artificial intelligence for humanity.

Musk left the organization in 2018, officially to avoid a conflict of interest with Tesla.

However, internal tensions, particularly regarding management and funding, are also said to have played a role in his departure.

The unexpected and unsolicited purchase offer from Elon Musk for OpenAI raises questions, especially since he recently developed his own artificial intelligence with xAI.

According to Sam Altman, his rival would prefer to acquire OpenAI rather than surpass his model with xAI because “he has always acted with insecurity.”

By adding: «I feel for him», Altman also stated that he does not believe Musk is «a happy person».

In a final response to Elon Musk, Altman replied on X: «No thank you, but we will buy Twitter for 9.74 billion dollars if you want.»

Recall that in October 2022, Elon Musk acquired Twitter, renamed X, for 44 billion dollars. Since then, the value of the company has collapsed, reaching only 9 billion dollars according to estimates. Altman’s remark seems to be a direct criticism of Musk’s disastrous management of Twitter and X.