Elon Musk has responded to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman\u2019s decision to cancel his Tesla Roadster reservation, which he revealed on X on Thursday.<\/p>\n
We reported on Altman\u2019s decision<\/a>, which he called \u201cA tale in three acts,\u201d showing his confirmation email from Tesla back in 2018, an email requesting his $50,000 deposit back after canceling his order, and a notification from Google that the email he sent was not delivered.<\/p>\n A tale in three acts: pic.twitter.com\/ClRZBgT24g<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sam Altman (@sama) October 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Musk did not take too kindly to the post from his tech rival, first referencing his position with OpenAI, and then confirming that Altman received his reservation deposit back within 24 hours:<\/p>\n And you forgot to mention act 4, where this issue was fixed and you received a refund within 24 hours.<\/p>\n But that is in your nature.<\/p>\n \u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n OpenAI was started by Musk, Altman, and others back in 2015, and was geared toward being a non-profit company that would develop safe artificial intelligence that would be accessible to people.<\/p>\n However, Musk and Altman did not agree on the future of the company. Musk left, and Altman turned OpenAI into a for-profit company. This led to a variety of lawsuits and some very public spats<\/a> between the two. Musk has called out Altman for turning the company into a for-profit, which has been his main source of criticism for his former colleague.<\/p>\n The Roadster has been hanging in the balance of Tesla\u2019s manufacturing plans for seven years, but the company has made more indications that it will be unveiled later this year and will have some insane technologies.<\/p>\n