Public infighting among top artificial intelligence executives is intensifying as competition grows fiercer and costs surge across the industry. CEOs are now openly attacking rivals over business models, advertising, and the future direction of AI development.
Tensions flared around the Super Bowl after Anthropic pledged to keep its Claude chatbot ad free while taking a swipe at OpenAI, which is testing ads in ChatGPT. OpenAI chief Sam Altman fired back online, calling the criticism misleading.
OpenAI and Anthropic are picking public fights https://t.co/O5DRZRFL45
— Axios (@axios) February 10, 2026
Altman is also facing scrutiny over OpenAI’s ties to Nvidia following reports from The Wall Street Journal and Reuters about shifting investment plans. Separately, Altman remains locked in legal and public disputes with Elon Musk, founder of xAI.
Analysts say the clashes reflect a deeper divide between research-focused labs like Google DeepMind and fast-moving commercial players. Supporters of free markets argue competition is healthy, but the outcome may ultimately depend less on CEOs and more on the technology itself, according to Axios.
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