Overview
- Altman posted screenshots showing a $45,000 Tesla Roadster reservation from 2018 and an attempted $50,000 refund request that bounced back.
- Musk replied on X that the refund issue was resolved within 24 hours, asserting Altman omitted that outcome in his posts.
- Musk accused Altman of having “stole a non‑profit,” reviving his criticism of OpenAI’s shift from its original nonprofit framing.
- Altman responded that he helped build what should be the largest nonprofit and said OpenAI’s foundation‑plus‑public benefit company setup is required, while noting Musk once pushed for a Tesla takeover of OpenAI.
- The Roadster remains long delayed and listed as in design development, as Musk teases a near‑term prototype demo, and the spat unfolds against ongoing legal and competitive friction after OpenAI’s October restructuring that created the OpenAI Foundation and OpenAI Group PBC.