Nevertheless, the deals — and xAI’s developer and consumer-facing products — have driven xAI’s revenue to around $100 million a year. For comparison, Anthropic is reportedly on pace to generate $1 billion in revenue this year, and OpenAI is targeting $4 billion by the end of 2024.

A 7-year-old rivalry between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman over who should run OpenAI and best avoid an artificial intelligence ‘dictatorship’ is now heading to a federal judge as Musk seeks to halt the ChatGPT maker’s ongoing conversion into a for-profit company.

OpenAI responded to Elon Musk's lawsuit against the AI startup, arguing the billionaire suggested the company should have a for-profit structure and sought to control it.

Sam Altman's OpenAI should remain a nonprofit.

Altman said he believes much of Musk's animosity is rooted in OpenAI's recent success and the fact that he now runs a direct competitor.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in an appearance on "Honestly with Bari Weiss" that Elon Musk's feud with OpenAI is grounded in a competitive desire to control the most powerful AI.

OpenAI's biggest moments in 2024 included lawsuits, Sam Altman's comeback, a historic funding round, and a legal fight with Elon Musk.

The tension continues to grow between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Tesla owner Elon Musk. Altman didn’t stop firing shots at Musk as he recently labeled him as a clear bully who enjoys picking fights with other rivals.

Sam Altman called Elon Musk a “bully” for his continued criticism of and several lawsuits against OpenAI, the organization they cofounded in 2015. OpenAI released an extensive blog post on Dec. 13 to back up its claim that Musk always wanted OpenAI to be a for-profit organization.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has called rival Elon Musk a “bully,” during an episode of the Bari Weiss podcast where he was discussing the ChatGPT-maker’s feud with the Tesla CEO and billionaire.