Altman took to X to dispute Musk's characterisation on Wednesday, calling it wrong and suggesting Musk was upset because the pact could rival the billionaire's own AI efforts

OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank have come together for this USD 500 billion project announced by US President Donald Trump

Musk and Altman already locked in a legal battle and head competing AI firms. The latest sparring match started over the $500 billion Stargate AI project

The Stargate project, led by OpenAI's Sam Altman - to build the "world's largest AI infrastructure" - was announced by Donald Trump at a special press conference at the White House. Elon Musk, however,

Bengaluru – SoftBank Group and OpenAI each plan to commit US$19 billion (S$25.7 billion) of capital to Stargate, the mega US AI endeavor President Donald Trump unveiled this week, the Information reported.

At a press conference capping his first full day back in the White House, Donald Trump stood beside three of the most influential executives in the world—Sam Altman of OpenAI, Larry Ellison of Oracle,

The Stargate announcement prompted immediate skepticism over whether it would come to fruition, or represented new spending by the companies.

The ChatGPT maker will hold a 40% interest in Stargate, and would act as an extension of OpenAI, the report said, citing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaking to colleagues. OpenAI and SoftBank did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has expressed doubts about the financial viability of the USD 500 billion Stargate AI Project, a collaboration between OpenAI and SoftBank Group. Musk questioned SoftBank's ability to fund the massive initiative,

SoftBank Group Corp. and OpenAI each plan to commit $19 billion of capital to Stargate, the $100 billion US AI endeavor President Donald Trump unveiled this week, the Information reported.