Altman took to X to dispute Musk's characterisation on Wednesday, calling it wrong and suggesting Musk was upset because the pact could rival the billionaire's own AI efforts

SoftBank Group Corp. and OpenAI each plan to commit $19 billion of capital to Stargate, the $100 billion US AI endeavor President Donald Trump unveiled this week, the Information reported.

The Stargate project has big implications for U.S. AI leadership, but also for who's winning the new president's ear.

The Stargate announcement prompted immediate skepticism over whether it would come to fruition, or represented new spending by the companies.

The Stargate project, led by OpenAI's Sam Altman - to build the "world's largest AI infrastructure" - was announced by Donald Trump at a special press conference at the White House. Elon Musk, however,

Elon Musk openly questioned whether companies that joined President Donald Trump’s announcement promising hundreds of billions of dollars in artificial intelligence infrastructure could follow through on their promises,

Elon Musk is clashing with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the Stargate artificial intelligence infrastructure project touted by President Donald Trump.

He also announced private sector investments of up to $500 million to build artificial intelligence infrastructure. Keep up with the USA TODAY news team for updates:Start the day smarter.

US President Donald Trump announced a USD 500 billion investment in AI infrastructure through a new company, which is being created in partnership with Oracle, SoftBank and Open AI. The venture, called Stargate,

The initiative announced by President Donald Trump will aim to "secure American leadership in AI" while also creating jobs and economic benefit.