Apple Sues OpenAI Sparking War of Words, Musk Blasts Altman for Fraud, Altman Sarcastically Mocks His Boasting About "Space Data Center"
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Apple Sues OpenAI Sparking War of Words, Musk Blasts Altman for Fraud, Altman Sarcastically Mocks His Boasting About "Space Data Center"
Musk accused Altman of "taking scamming to a new level," Altman mocked him for peddling the "space data center" concept, and Musk countered by claiming he "stole the open-source AI charity" and iPhone technology.
Navigating Web3 tides with focused insightsWritten by: Bao Yilong
Source: WallstreetCN
The war of words between Musk and Sam Altman has escalated once again, coinciding with the release of flagship new models by their respective AI companies in the same week, making the competition intensely fierce.
On July 11, Musk posted on the X platform, accusing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman of "taking fraudulent behavior to new heights," targeting OpenAI's business conduct towards users and customers.
Altman immediately retorted, subtly mocking Musk for peddling the concept of "short-term space data centers" to public market investors.
Musk countered, stating that Altman not only "stole an open-source AI charity," but was also accused of "stealing Apple's mobile technology" amidst the outbreak of the Apple vs. OpenAI lawsuit, and mocked that he needs to ask his parole officer for permission to travel.
This exchange of insults occurred in the same week that OpenAI released GPT-5.6 and SpaceXAI released Grok 4.5. The two products clashed directly in the AI agent sector, making this war of words more noteworthy for the market.
Musk Fires Shots, Altman Retorts on Space Data Centers
According to Musk's post on the X platform on July 11, he targeted Altman with direct and tough wording. Altman reposted the post and responded:
Dude, you're the one peddling short-term space data centers to public market investors.
Musk immediately countered again, saying these space data centers "will start flying next year," and sarcastically stated that if Altman's "parole officer" approves, he might come to visit.
Musk further accused Altman of "first stealing an open-source AI charity, and then stealing all of Apple's mobile technology," and asked:
What do you plan to do next? This is hard to surpass.
The "Apple technology" matter referred to by Musk is directly related to the lawsuit recently filed by Apple against OpenAI.
WallstreetCN mentioned that Apple filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Friday, accusing OpenAI of deliberately instigating Apple employees to leak information, components, drawings, and other materials regarding unreleased products to serve its plan for independently developing hardware devices.
Apple demanded OpenAI immediately stop relevant conduct, destroy all proprietary materials involved in the case, and redesign upcoming products to ensure they contain no Apple technology.
OpenAI responded stating, We have no interest in other companies' trade secrets and remain focused on building innovative technology.
This lawsuit will profoundly affect the direction of cooperation between the two companies. OpenAI has long provided key technical support for Apple's Apple Intelligence platform and Siri voice assistant, and the cooperative relationship between the two parties was officially announced two years ago at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference.
GPT-5.6 vs Grok 4.5, Two Flagship Models Compete on the Same Stage
This week, OpenAI and SpaceXAI released their respective latest flagship models successively, forming a direct confrontation.
OpenAI launched GPT-5.6, while SpaceXAI released Grok 4.5. Both products are positioned as AI agents, namely agent-type models capable of autonomously handling multi-step tasks. In terms of performance positioning, the two products each have their focus:
- GPT-5.6 stands out in broad reasoning, business workflows, and cybersecurity fields;
- Grok 4.5 is more efficient in autonomous programming and developer workflows, and has lower usage costs than GPT-5.6.
However, in certain capability dimensions such as abstract reasoning, the OpenAI model still leads Grok.
For investors and enterprise users, the differentiated positioning of the two products means the choice depends on specific usage scenarios. Enterprises seeking all-around reasoning capabilities may lean towards GPT-5.6, while developers focusing on cost-effectiveness and code automation may prefer Grok 4.5.
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