"I genuinely respect your accomplishments and think you are the most inspiring entrepreneur of our time," Altman wrote in an X post to Musk.

It’s the latest clash in a feud between the two tech billionaires that started on OpenAI’s board and is now testing Musk’s influence with the new president.

Altman said that a project like Stargate might not have been possible with "a different president."

President Donald Trump talked up a joint venture investing up to $500 billion for infrastructure tied to AI by a new partnership formed by OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank.

A new company called Stargate, which combines some of the largest names in the artificial intelligence industry, was announced by President Donald Trump.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called Stargate, “the most important project for this era” and promised that all of the new investment his company was making would help cure diseases. Altman was actually prompted by Trump to talk about the medical advances that AI would supposedly figure out.

Elon Musk is clashing with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the Stargate artificial intelligence infrastructure project touted by President Donald Trump, the latest in a feud between the two billionaires

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has shown support for Donald Trump, praising his potential impact on the country and aligning with him on a $500 billion AI proj

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Thursday stated that though he would not “agree on everything” with the US President, he believed Donald Trump was “incredible for the country in many ways".In a post on X, Altman said,

We're learning more about a massive artificial intelligence infrastructure bill announced Tuesday by President Donald Trump.