- India,
- 26-Jan-2025 06:00 AM IST
Trump And Musk News: The stories of friendship between the world's richest businessman Elon Musk and America's most powerful head of state Donald Trump were once in the news everywhere. But after the recent announcement of the Stargate AI project, tensions have increased in their relationship.Trump's $500 billion dreamDonald Trump recently announced the Stargate AI project, whose budget has been fixed at $500 billion. The aim of this project is to make America the world's leading country in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Trump described this project as a response to China's growing technological influence and said that it would create more than 1 lakh jobs.This project includes America's leading tech leaders, including names like SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison. Trump called it a visionary step, but Elon Musk disagreed with it.Musk's opposition: Reason for displeasureElon Musk has openly opposed the Stargate AI project. He took on Trump and the businessmen associated with the project on X (formerly Twitter). Musk questioned the legality of the project and claimed that the funding in it has not been managed properly.Musk directly targeted Sam Altman and said that OpenAI's current strategies are not transparent. Musk was earlier the co-founder of OpenAI, but now he is embroiled in a legal battle with it.Trump's responseReacting to Musk's criticism, Trump said, "This project is for the security and future of America. It is not getting government money, but private funding. Musk's opposition is the result of personal enmity."Trump also said that this project will be run by tech leaders who are the best in their field. However, after Musk's displeasure, questions have started arising whether it will be possible to take this project forward.Stargate Project: Not just technology, a strategic moveThe aim of the Stargate project is not just to become a leader in the field of technology, but it is part of America's geopolitical strategy. Under this, AI data centers will be built, which will help in developing super-intelligent AI systems. This step has been taken to challenge the technological power of China.Can the project hang in the balance?Experts believe that big investors like Musk are needed to fund this project. Even if Trump tries to persuade Musk, the rift between them has become so deep that it seems difficult to fill it.If Trump tries to take this project forward without Musk, then the relationship between the two may deteriorate further. Also, the success of the project may also come under question.ConclusionThe Stargate AI project is an ambitious plan to make America the world leader in AI. But the growing dispute between Elon Musk and Donald Trump has made this project controversial.The rift in the relationship between the two can affect not only the technical world but also global politics. Now it remains to be seen how Trump and Musk handle this tension and whether this project will be able to achieve its goals.