Musk alleges Altman’s OpenAI has strayed from its initial non-profit mission and has sought to cut off competition from other AI companies, like Musk’s xAI.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, whose company created the ChatGPT chatbot, said he believes President-elect Trump will help the U.S. build leading AI infrastructure.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expressed optimism that President-elect Donald Trump will help the United States stay in the lead in the race on artificial intelligence, underscoring how it looks like this will be an “unusually important” topic to deal with.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Sunday expressed confidence that US President-elect Donald Trump's administration would support the artificial intelligence sector to ensure the United States and its allies continue to lead it.

While Altman’s salary is modest, other OpenAI employees are reaping the rewards of their company’s success. Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI’s former chief scientist who stepped away from the company earlier this year, received $322,201 in compensation last year, according to OpenAI’s tax filing.

From ChatGPT 's meteoric rise that put OpenAI on the world map to Altman's ouster over boardroom disputes, it was quite a year. The document also revealed pay for other prominent OpenAI executives. Co-founder and ex-chief scientist Ilya Sutskever was paid $322,

Altman was responding to a question on the United States' competition with China on AI, adding "we very much believe that the United States and our allies need to lead this." Altman also said the US Congress needs to pass legislation that erects safeguards for the use of artificial intelligence.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expressed confidence that Trump's administration would support the AI sector to ensure the US and its allies continue to lead it.