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 tech billionaires that started on OpenAI's board and is now testing Musk's influence with the new president.

The top tech companies Tuesday announced that they will create a new company, called Stargate, to grow artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has shown support for Donald Trump,

Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are in a dispute over the Stargate AI project proposed by Donald Trump, which aims to invest $500 billion in AI infrastructure. Musk questions the necessity of the funding while Altman defends the project as beneficial for the country.

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has announced a shift in his previously critical perspective on President Donald Trump. Newsweek has contacted OpenAI and the White House for comment via email. Altman's announcement came one day after Trump named OpenAI,

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 OpenAI CEO stated that though he didn't agree with the President on everything, he would be "incredible" for the country