Musk and Altman Clash Over $500 Billion Stargate AI Infrastructure Project

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Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are at odds over the Stargate project, a massive infrastructure initiative to construct data centers for OpenAI across the U.S. Musk claims Stargate lacks the necessary funds, while Altman insists it's well-capitalized. This joint venture, backed by SoftBank and Oracle, promises to create hundreds of thousands of jobs and secure American leadership in AI.

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