In response, Mr Altman joked that he would buy X, previously known as Twitter, from Mr Musk for $9.74 billion, a tenth of the price.
Now, Mr Altman has hit back with personal comments about Mr Musk, suggesting that the bid was based on “insecurity” and that he was “unhappy”.
It is not clear whether Mr Musk meant the offer to be sincere or if it was intended simply to aggravate Mr Altman.
Since then the two have traded barbs online, with Mr Musk calling the OpenAI boss “Scam Altman”.
OpenAI boss Sam Altman says that Elon Musk is an “unhappy” person who is motivated by “insecurity” in withering comments.
