OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (left) and Elon Musk (right).
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (left) and Elon Musk (right).
  • Sam Altman says he thought Elon Musk would've had "more empathy" for OpenAI's big dreams.
  • Altman said it "wasn't that long ago" that people were mocking Musk for his spacefaring ambitions.
  • "I think this whole thing is unbecoming of a builder," Altman told podcaster Lex Fridman.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he thought his former cofounder Elon Musk would have had "more empathy" for the AI company's huge ambitions.