Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, dismissed Elon Musk's claims about the risks of partnering with Microsoft, pointing to their rivalry.

Sam Altman has reacted to Elon Musk's comments, who warned that the OpenAI-Microsoft partnership could hurt Microsoft. Musk suggested that OpenAI would "eat Microsoft alive", but Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella took a conciliatory approach. The rivalry between Altman and Musk dates back to 2015, when they co-founded OpenAI, and tensions escalated after Altman turned OpenAI into a profitable Microsoft-backed company. Musk tried to take control of OpenAI, but his bid was rejected by Altman.