New Delhi, Jan. 27 -- The global theatre of technology has long offered us a ringside view of a stage where visionaries have bitterly opposed each other, alliances have formed and ended, and betrayals abound. Now, Elon Musk and Sam Altman find themselves cast as rivals in a tale of ambition, ideals and perhaps revenge.

Like a Shakespearean play, their history of mutual confrontation is laced with moral dilemmas, whispered conspiracies and unhidden ambitions of global influence.

When OpenAI was founded in 2015, its vision was nothing short of utopian: to create artificial intelligence that would benefit all of humanity. Musk, one of its co-founders, stood as a towering figure behind this mission, pledging not just money, but a sense of m...