Elon Musk wants you to know that Sam Altman got a refund for his Tesla Roadster

Elon Musk and Sam Altman are still exchanging swipes on Musk X’s social media platform.

While both men were co-founders at OpenAI, where Altman is CEO, they later feuded via social media, court filings, and Corporate blog posts. The last exchange began when Altman Publishing What he called a “three-act tale,” with screenshots showing he reserved a Tesla Roadster in 2018, then recently tried to cancel it and request a refund of the $50,000 reservation fee, but his email bounced.

“I was really excited about the car!” Altman wrote. “And I understand the delay. But 7.5 years was a long time to wait.”

It was a second generation sports roadster It was first announced in November 2017 But it was He was repeatedly pushed backMusk (Tesla CEO) recently said this A new version will be unveiled by the end of this year.

Musk first responded to Altman’s post By writing“You stole a non-profit,” is a criticism directed at him Directed to Altman and OpenAI Before – not just in tweets, but also Lawsuits and Takeover offers It seeks to thwart OpenAI’s attempts to restructure as a for-profit company (which is a process OpenAI was recently completedwith its non-profit arm continuing to retain control of the for-profit public benefit corporation).

Musk even started a competing AI startup, xAI Suing OpenAI and Apple Due to allegations that the two companies are colluding to stifle competition. (Altman He said “This accusation is ‘striking… given the allegations I’ve heard that Elon is doing this to manipulate X to benefit himself and his own companies and to hurt his competitors and people he doesn’t like.'”

In addition to repeating his criticisms of Altman and OpenAI, As Musk suggested today Altman’s screenshots didn’t tell the whole story: “And you forgot to mention Chapter 4, where this issue was fixed and you got your money back within 24 hours. But that’s just how you are.”