Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on Tesla CEO Elon Musk: We are very different

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co-founder and CEO Pavel Durov has said that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is "very emotional". Despite both men being compared for fathering multiple children — Musk with at least 11 known children and Durov claiming over 100 via sperm donation—Durov noted that they have fundamental differences in temperament. Durov, with a net worth of nearly $14 billion, recently stated that all of his children would inherit a portion of his fortune. This detail emerged during an interview where he also weighed in on the personalities of his prominent tech counterparts, including Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

What Pavel Durov said about Elon Musk and other tech leaders

In a recent interview with French publication Le Point, while talking about the world’s richest man, Durov said: “We are very different. Elon runs several companies at once, while I only run one. Elon can be very emotional, while I try to think deeply before acting.”He also said that what some people see as Musk’s weaknesses may help make him stronger in some ways.

When asked about Zuckerberg, Durov said that the

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CEO “adapts well and quickly follows trends, but he seems to lack fundamental values that he would remain faithful to, regardless of changes in political climate or fashion in the tech sector.”This comes after Durov recently criticised WhatsApp to be a "cheap, watered-down imitation of Telegram."Durov also highlighted Altman's social skills, noting that they have helped him form important partnerships connected to

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.Meanwhile, referring to Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI’s co-founder and former chief scientist, Durov said: “But some wonder if his technical expertise is still sufficient, now that his co-founder Ilya and many other scientists have left OpenAI.”He also mentioned that it will "be interesting" to see if ChatGPT can maintain its lead in the competitive

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space.