Sam Altman is accused by Elon Musk of lying over the Tesla Roadster refund: "That's just who you are."

Sam Altman claimed to have gotten a refund for a canceled Tesla Roadster within 24 hours, but Elon Musk denied Altman's claims. In the midst of ongoing legal proceedings around OpenAI's shift to a for-profit business model, Musk also charged Altman with theft from a non-profit.

The claims made by Sam Altman that the CEO of OpenAI was not reimbursed for the cancellation of his Tesla Roadster have been refuted by Elon Musk. Altman had previously posted images of his Tesla Roadster order, stating that although he was "excited for the car," it felt like a long wait of 7.5 years.

Altman further claimed that he did not hear back from the Tesla staff regarding his email requesting a reimbursement of the car's $50,000 deposit.

Musk responded to the post by claiming that Altman had not given the whole story and that he had been refunded the automobile deposit within the day.

Additionally, you neglected to mention Act 4, in which the problem was resolved and you were given a refund within a day. In response to Altman's article, Musk said, "But that is in your nature."

Notably, the billionaire first introduced the Tesla Roadster in 2017, with 2020 as the projected manufacturing year. Musk has stated that the company is 'coming close' to showcasing a prototype, despite the vehicle experiencing numerous delays. The reveal would be "unforgettable — whether it's good or bad," he added.

Musk continued by accusing Altman of "stealing a non-profit," which was a reference to OpenAI's recent organizational shift from a non-profit to a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC). The accusations of snatching the non-profit from Musk remain, despite OpenAI's assertion that the non-profit does have a significant amount of influence over the new business.

In addition to being an early co-founder of OpenAI, the millionaire has sued the ChatGPT manufacturer on several occasions. Musk alleges in one of the cases that the AI venture has renounced its initial non-profit goal of creating AI for the good of humanity in favor of a "closed-source, maximum-profit company" that is essentially under Microsoft's control.

Musk's xAI has filed a lawsuit alleging that OpenAI targeted and poached key workers in an attempt to steal trade secrets from the company.

OpenAI, meanwhile, has previously refuted all of Musk's charges and claimed that switching to a for-profit business model was necessary to raise the enormous sums of money required to create and implement the cutting-edge AI models.

The business has filed a countersuit against Musk, alleging that the billionaire had harmed the company's reputation by using "bad-faith tactics" and "unlawful harassment."

The two businesses are also fighting fiercely in the AI market, where Musk is attempting to raise the profile of his Grok AI chatbot through his social media platform and other associated businesses, while ChatGPT remains the most popular AI model in use worldwide.