Elon Musk vs Sam Altman: AI Founders Tangled in War of Words Over Claims of Favourism: 5 Things to Know
Aug 13, 2025 - 05:00

Elon Musk, the Founder of xAI, and Sam Altman, the Co-Founder and CEO of OpenAI, were involved in a battle of words on Monday. The incident started after Musk accused Apple of favouring the iOS app of ChatGPT by ranking it first in the App Store’s various sections while not mentioning X (formerly known as Twitter) or Grok in its Must-Have list and editorial sections.