Beefs.
Y Combinator President Sam Altman speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2017 at Pier 48 on September 19, 2017 in San Francisco, California.

Altman

Sam Altman

Documented beefs: 1 · Active 1 · Cooling off 0 · Dormant 0 · Resolved 0

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Documented beefs
1
Active
1
Resolved
0
Average Beef Score
87
Highest Beef Score
87
Longest beef
11 yr

Longest: vs Elon Musk. Most recent: vs Elon Musk (Active).

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Elon Musk vs Sam AltmanBusinessActive87

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Beef History

Every published event across Sam Altman's beefs, in one chronology.

6 of 6 events

  1. July 12, 2026 · Public statement

    Public Clash on X Following Apple Lawsuit

    → vs Elon Musk

  2. May 18, 2026 · Verified event

    Jury Dismisses Musk's Claims

    → vs Elon Musk

  3. April 28, 2026 · Verified event

    Federal Trial Begins in Oakland

    → vs Elon Musk

  4. August 5, 2024 · Legal filing

    Musk Files Federal Lawsuit Against Altman and OpenAI

    → vs Elon Musk

  5. 2018 · Verified event

    Musk Departs OpenAI Board

    → vs Elon Musk

  6. 2015 · Verified event

    OpenAI Co-Founded as Non-Profit

    → vs Elon Musk