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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Arwa Mahdawi

While Musk and Altman wage their silly little feud, China is making all the broligarchs look like chumps

A composite image showing Sam Altman (left) and Elon Musk
Sam Altman (left) and Elon Musk. Composite: Carlos Barría/Reuters; Rex/Shutterstock

They say your enemy’s enemy is your friend. Sometimes, however, your enemy’s enemy is a little twerp who is almost as bad as your enemy. Rather than creating a strategic alliance, the best thing to do is sit back and watch the pair of them tear each other apart.

What am I talking about? I am talking about the public spat between Elon Musk and Sam Altman, two of the world’s most powerful, overhyped and self-satisfied men. Musk and Altman co-founded OpenAI in 2015, but Musk left a few years later and has been calling Altman, the company’s CEO, names such as “Swindly Sam” ever since.

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