Two of the most powerful forces in the AI industry are set to collide this year: Elon Musk and OpenAI's Sam Altman. Here's what you need to know.

Suchir Balaji's mother claims OpenAI “attacked and killed” her son, alleging foul play instead of suicide. “It's a homicide, obviously,”she said.

Musk dropped the lawsuit but filed another one against Altman and OpenAI, this time elevating his accusations to claim OpenAI worked with Microsoft, an investor, to create a monopoly. The billionaire also alleged the company violated its founding claim as a nonprofit by pursuing profit. OpenAI has denied the allegations.

Elon Musk responded to allegations from the mother of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji, who claimed her son was killed to prevent the exposure of incriminating documents against the AI company. US Congressman Ro Khanna also called for a transparent investigation into the matter.

According to a report in the Financial Times, lawyers for Musk have contacted attorneys-general in Delaware and California to demand that a large stake in OpenAI be sold off in an open auction process.

Resharing the clip, where the mother casts her doubt over the current probe into her son's death, Musk posted it with the caption, "Extremely concerning."

In his letter, Musk’s lawyer pushed the attorneys general to allow outside investors to bid for the nonprofit’s stake in OpenAI. If successful, that could allow an outside investor to take a significant position in, and to exercise control over, the start-up.

Speaking to political commentator Tucker Carlson, Rao alleged that OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, was involved in her son’s death to hide incriminating documents he possessed

Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI programmer, died under suspicious circumstances after alleging the company committed crimes. His mother claimed he was

While they didn't support Musk's allegations directly, the feds added weight to his interpretation of antitrust law.

In an interview with Tucker Carlson, the mother of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji, Poornima Ramarao, reiterated that her son’s death was not a suicide and alleged major lapses in the investigation. The San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, however, ruled Balaji's death as a suicide.

Elon Musk’s net worth has risen $16 billion this year to $449 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index. That is miles ahead of Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) at $245 billion.