AXIOS January 22, 2025
April Rubin

Hours after President Trump announced a major artificial intelligence investment, it faced skepticism from one of his closest allies: DOGE head Elon Musk.

Why it matters: Musk publicly undermining the $500 billion project, led by OpenAI and other tech titans, could draw Trump’s ire.

  • Trump tasked Musk with slashing federal spending with the new Department of Government Efficiency.
  • The pair’s budding relationship has grown more entwined since Trump won back the White House, but this is one of their most public disagreements to date.

What he’s saying: “They don’t actually have the money,” Musk said on X late Tuesday night in response to OpenAI’s announcement of the project.

  • A spokesperson for the White House did not immediately...

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