--- title: "Musk and Altman engage in a war of words again, claiming that the space data center will be launched next year" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/292398745.md" description: "Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have clashed again from a distance. Musk accused Altman of \"fraud\" and stealing Apple technology, while Altman questioned the feasibility of SpaceX's space data center. Musk countered that he will launch the space data center next year and mentioned that Altman's parole officer might approve a visit. Both sides have recently released the latest versions of their AI models" datetime: "2026-07-12T09:43:02.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/292398745.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/292398745.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/292398745.md) --- # Musk and Altman engage in a war of words again, claiming that the space data center will be launched next year After the world's richest man, Elon Musk, severed ties with the artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI, he and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have engaged in a war of words multiple times. The two criticized each other and their companies again on Saturday (11th). Musk stated on his social media platform X that Altman "has elevated fraud to a whole new level"; Altman once again questioned the feasibility of SpaceX's space data center, criticizing Musk for promoting the "short-term space data center concept" to investors. Musk immediately countered, claiming that he would launch the space data center next year, "if your parole officer approves, maybe you can come visit." In recent years, Musk has repeatedly sued OpenAI and Altman for abandoning their mission and transforming into an entity pursuing commercial interests, describing their actions as akin to "stealing from a charity." Apple previously sued OpenAI for stealing trade secrets to develop OpenAI's consumer-grade devices. Musk claimed that after "stealing from a charity," Altman has now stolen all of Apple's mobile technology, expressing curiosity about what Altman would do next. Altman later stated that OpenAI's latest AI model, GPT-5.6 Sol, is currently "the best model in the world," with extensive benchmark tests proving its capabilities, but the "most reliable way to judge" is Musk's renewed attacks against him. OpenAI and SpaceXAI both released the latest versions of their flagship AI models last week, namely GPT-5.6 and Grok 4.5, with the former excelling in broad reasoning, business workflows, and cybersecurity; the latter being highly efficient in autonomous coding and developer workflows ### Related Stocks - [AAPL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AAPL.US.md) - [SPCX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPCX.US.md) - [AAPX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AAPX.US.md) - [AAPB.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AAPB.US.md) - [AAPD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AAPD.US.md) - [AAPU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AAPU.US.md) - [AAPW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AAPW.US.md) - [APLY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/APLY.US.md) - [AAPY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AAPY.US.md) - [MAGX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MAGX.US.md) - [SPCH.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPCH.US.md) - [SPCF.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPCF.US.md) - [SPAL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPAL.US.md) - [SNK.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SNK.US.md) - [SSPC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SSPC.US.md) - [SPCU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SPCU.US.md) - [LOFF.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/LOFF.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Apple accuses OpenAI of playing dirty in the AI talent wars](https://longbridge.com/en/news/292361652.md) - [Apple sues OpenAI, two former employees for trade secrets theft](https://longbridge.com/en/news/292355679.md) - [SpaceX's $25 billion bond offering got investment-grade ratings from all three agencies -- and the stock still fell 16% anyway. Here's why](https://longbridge.com/en/news/292566188.md) - [SpaceX Analyst Sees 64% Upside to Stock: ‘Vertical Integration at Civilization Scale’](https://longbridge.com/en/news/291963992.md) - [BofA extends first $520 million loan to OpenAI ahead of IPO, source says](https://longbridge.com/en/news/292097461.md)