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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Aiza Moraña

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg Side With Nvidia in Escalating Battle Over Who Controls AI's Future

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have officially sided with Nvidia (Credit: Elon Musk via Gage Skidmore/Flickr and Mark Zuckerberg/Facebook)

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have formally backed Nvidia in a high-stakes battle over who shapes the future of artificial intelligence, siding with a coalition of open-source advocates against closed-system players such as OpenAI and Anthropic.

In late July 2026, the technology billionaires publicly aligned with industry allies in a move that has shifted a long-running Silicon Valley rift into the open.

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