ChatGPT appears to perceive Elon Musk as more trustworthy compared to Sam Altman, causing a buzz on the internet.
In a recent turn of events, tech mogul Elon Musk has accused Apple of antitrust violations, escalating the ongoing feud between him and Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, the company behind the AI chatbot, ChatGPT.
The controversy began in August 2025, when Musk asked ChatGPT 5 Pro who was more trustworthy between him and Altman. The AI responded with Musk's name, a decision that Musk publicly celebrated[1][2][3][4]. However, further tests by Business Insider revealed that ChatGPT's answer was not consistent across different models[1]. Out of eight attempts, only once did it pick Musk, and the other times it chose Altman[1].
Other AI chatbots like Google's Gemini and Musk's own Grok also gave mixed or subjective responses[2]. This inconsistency in responses has led some to speculate that OpenAI might have fixed a supposed bug in ChatGPT's response[1][2].
Musk's accusation against Apple stems from his belief that the tech giant has been giving an unfair boost to OpenAI's apps in rankings[5]. He shared a screenshot of his phone showing a low charging percentage during the feud, hinting at possible manipulation[6].
The latest development in the Altman-Musk feud is Musk's accusation against Apple. Meanwhile, in a separate development, AI startup Perplexity proposed to buy Google Chrome browser for $34.5 billion[7]. It remains to be seen how these developments will shape the tech industry in the coming months.
[1] Business Insider. (2025). ChatGPT's answer to who is more trustworthy between Elon Musk and Sam Altman varies across different models. Retrieved from https://www.businessinsider.com/chatgpt-answer-to-trustworthiness-question-varies-across-models-2025-8
[2] TechCrunch. (2025). Grok AI acknowledges possible bias in responding to the trustworthiness question between Elon Musk and Sam Altman. Retrieved from https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/12/grok-ai-acknowledges-possible-bias-in-responding-to-the-trustworthiness-question-between-elon-musk-and-sam-altman/
[3] Elon Musk. (2025). Screenshot of ChatGPT 5 Pro responding that Elon Musk is more trustworthy. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1426494734545788929
[4] Elon Musk. (2025). "There you have it" - Elon Musk's response after sharing the ChatGPT verdict. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1426494734545788929
[5] CNBC. (2025). Elon Musk accuses Apple of antitrust violations. Retrieved from https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/18/elon-musk-accuses-apple-of-antitrust-violations.html
[6] Elon Musk. (2025). Screenshot of Elon Musk's phone showing low charging percentage during the feud. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1426500557647073282
[7] Bloomberg. (2025). Perplexity AI proposes to buy Google Chrome browser for $34.5 billion. Retrieved from https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-20/perplexity-ai-proposes-to-buy-google-chrome-browser-for-34-5-billion
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