In a recent interview, Sam Altman describes Elon Musk as a bully, which highlighted their troubled relationship.

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has opened up about his complicated relationship with billionaire Elon Musk, calling the Tesla CEO a “bully.”

Altman claimed that Musk's opposition to OpenAI's potential for-profit transition comes from his desire to remain in control of the AI start-up.

Sam Altman called Elon Musk a “bully” for his continued criticism of and several lawsuits against OpenAI, the organization they cofounded in 2015. OpenAI released an extensive blog post on Dec. 13 to back up its claim that Musk always wanted OpenAI to be a for-profit organization.

The tension continues to grow between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Tesla owner Elon Musk. Altman didn’t stop firing shots at Musk as he recently labeled him as a clear bully who enjoys picking fights with other rivals.

Elon Musk and Sam Altman are now locked in a simultaneous battle to advance AI and prevail in a courtroom fight over the future of OpenAI, the organization they founded together before parting ways.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has recently described his relationship with Elon Musk as ‘complicated’, calling Musk a ‘Bully’. The tension between the two has persisted since Musk parted ways with OpenAI in 2018.

The two co-founded OpenAI in 2015, but Musk departed the board in 2018 and has since become a vocal critic of the company, even launching a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has called rival Elon Musk a “bully,” during an episode of the Bari Weiss podcast where he was discussing the ChatGPT-maker’s feud with the Tesla CEO and billionaire.