Overview

• Elon Musk tweeted that “OpenAI is going to eat Microsoft alive” shortly after ChatGPT-5’s launch, claiming xAI’s Grok 4 outperforms OpenAI’s model.
• Satya Nadella emphasised five decades of AI progress and the value of innovation, partnership and learning while welcoming Grok 4 on Azure and anticipating Grok 5.
• Industrialist Harsh Goenka lauded the response as a “masterclass in leadership,” noting it illustrated how mature leaders can elevate public discourse.
• The exchange has gone viral, with social media users applauding Nadella’s composure and celebrating his Indian heritage as a source of national pride.
• The online debate has reignited focus on GPT-5’s integration across Microsoft 365 Copilot, GitHub Copilot and Azure AI Foundry against xAI’s Grok 4 capabilities.