Sam Altman mocks Musk: ‘Science over Anime’ response goes viral; sparks debate

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman subtly criticized Elon Musk’s AI venture, contrasting OpenAI’s focus on scientific breakthroughs with Musk’s recent release of ‘Ani,’ a controversial NSFW anime character for his xAI platform. Altman highlighted OpenAI’s work with Retro Biosciences, using AI to improve Yamanaka proteins, while responding to a user’s query about 18+ anime content. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman subtly criticized Elon Musk’s AI venture, contrasting OpenAI’s focus on scientific breakthroughs with Musk’s recent release of ‘Ani,’ a controversial NSFW anime character for his xAI platform. Altman highlighted OpenAI’s work with Retro Biosciences, using AI to improve Yamanaka proteins, while responding to a user’s query about 18+ anime content.