Elon Musk Responds to OpenAI's Split with Cursor

Elon Musk reacts to OpenAI's decision to end its partnership with Cursor, sparking a renewed conflict with CEO Sam Altman.

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Aapla Nagpur Desk
30 Aug 2026, 6:10 AM IST · 1 min read
Source: TOI
Elon Musk Responds to OpenAI's Split with Cursor
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OpenAI ends partnership with Cursor, acquired by SpaceX.

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Musk calls Altman and Brockman untrustworthy in a social media post.

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Cursor was one of the first users of OpenAI's technology.

Elon Musk has spoken out following OpenAI's announcement to terminate its partnership with Cursor, a coding tool recently acquired by his company SpaceX. This decision concludes a three-year collaboration and reignites tensions between Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Musk dismissed the decision, labeling Altman and OpenAI President Greg Brockman as untrustworthy.

Cursor, founded in 2022, was among the initial users of OpenAI's models. In response to OpenAI's announcement, Michael Truell, a co-founder of Cursor, expressed disappointment and emphasized their longstanding relationship with OpenAI. OpenAI stated that the termination was due to concerns about compliance with their terms of service, particularly following Musk's acquisition of Twitter and subsequent violations of contracts by his companies.

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