Trump Dismisses Musk's Criticism On New $500 Billion Project With Open AI
Washington DC, US: US President Donald Trump on dismissed criticism from X owner Elon Musk about a $500 billion artificial intelligence project named Stargate, that the Republican recently announced. Musk, one of the closest ally of Trump, said that Open AI does not “have the money” for the said project. Musk, and Open AI CEO Sam Altman has locked horns earlier on several occasions, and are engaged in an ongoing lawsuit.
On Tuesday, Trump announced that ChatGPT’s creator OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle are planning a joint venture called Stargate, which he said will build data centers and create more than 100,000 jobs in the United States. SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison joined Trump at the White House for the launch.
Musk, the tech giant, said that he is not sure if the group can put together the appropriate funding for the project. Musk is dubbed as the richest man in the world.
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“They don’t actually have the money. SoftBank has well under $10B secured. I have that on good authority”, he said.
When reporters asked Trump if the Tesla owner’s criticism of the AI deal bothered him, he said, “It doesn’t. He hates one of the people in the deal,” Trump said of Musk. “People in the deal are very, very smart people. But, Elon, one of the people he happens to hate. I have certain hatreds of people, too”.
Answering Musk’s doubt on enough funding from the group, Trump said, “I don’t know if they do, but you know, they’re putting up the money. The government’s not putting up anything, they’re putting up money. They’re very rich people, so I hope they do”.
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One of Trump’s adviser wonder if the issue might spark a rift between Trump and Musk, who has become extremely close in the backdrop of the Presidential election. Musk was seen almost everywhere Trump was. He was even chosen to lead Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). “The end may be in sight,” the adviser said, as quoted by media.
