After Elon Musk remarked that “OpenAI is going to eat Microsoft alive” following the launch of GPT-5, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella responded with an optimistic note highlighting learning, innovation, and collaboration.

The exchange quickly went viral, with some users framing it as light-hearted banter between tech titans, while others saw it as a sign of intensifying competition in the AI arms race

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has responded to his Tesla counterpart Elon Musk, who issued a sharp warning, saying OpenAI could “eat” his company alive, just as the Sam Altman-led tech giant rolled out GPT-5 across its platforms.