Elon Musk and Sam Altman are nonetheless taking swipes at one another on Musk’s social media platform X.

Whereas each males had been founders at OpenAI, the place Altman is CEO, they’ve subsequently sparred throughout social media, courtroom filings, and corporate blog posts. The newest alternate started when Altman posted what he referred to as “a story in three acts,” with screenshots displaying that he reserved a Tesla Roadster in 2018, then lately tried to cancel it and request a refund on his $50,000 reservation charge, just for his electronic mail to bounce.

“I actually was excited for the automotive!” Altman wrote. “And I perceive delays. However 7.5 years has felt like a very long time to attend.”

The second-generation Roadster sports activities automotive was first announced in November 2017 however has been repeatedly pushed back, with Musk (Tesla’s CEO) lately saying that a new version will be unveiled by the end of this year.

Musk first responded to Altman’s publish by writing, “You stole a nonprofit,” a criticism that he’s directed at Altman and OpenAI earlier than — not simply in tweets, but additionally with lawsuits and takeover bids in search of to stymie OpenAI’s makes an attempt to restructure as a for-profit firm (a course of that OpenAI recently completed, with its non-profit arm nonetheless retaining management over the for-profit public profit company).

Musk even began a rival AI startup, xAI, which is suing OpenAI and Apple over allegations that the 2 firms are colluding to stifle competitors. (Altman said the accusation is “exceptional … given what I’ve heard alleged that Elon does to govern X to profit himself and his personal firms and hurt his opponents and other people he doesn’t like.”)

Along with repeating his criticism of Altman and OpenAI, Musk also suggested today that Altman’s screenshots didn’t inform the complete story: “And also you forgot to say act 4, the place this challenge was fastened and also you obtained a refund inside 24 hours. However that’s in your nature.”