Elon Musk Leads $97.4 Billion Bid to Control OpenAI
The billionaire is leading a group of investors in the unsolicited offer, which complicates the start-up’s plan to raise more money.
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Elon Musk Says He Will Drop OpenAI Bid if Company Keeps Corporate Structure
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How Elon Musk $97.4 billion bid complicates matters for OpenAI
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Behind Elon Musk’s Hostile Bid for Control of OpenAI
The tech mogul is unlikely to win. But his goal may be more about making life difficult for the A.I. start-up and its leader, Sam Altman.The New York Times - 2d -
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Musk will drop OpenAI offer if it remains a nonprofit: Lawyers
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Elon Musk owning OpenAI would be a terrible idea. That doesn’t mean it won’t happen | Chris Stokel-Walker
My heart says he is settling scores and making mischief. My head fears Trump might like an ally controlling the key AI company. Elon Musk and Sam Altman aren’t exactly the best of friends. The two ...The Guardian - 1d -
Sam Altman Dismisses Elon Musk’s Bid to Buy OpenAI in Letter to Staff
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Sam Altman, Elon Musk feud over OpenAI bid
Sam Altman is reacting to Elon Musk's bid to take over OpenAI. This comes as a global race to dominate the artificial intelligence space grows. CBS MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady reports.CBS News - 2d -
Sam Altman says Musk aims to 'slow down a competitor' with his $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI
Musk is leading a group of investors in offering to buy control of OpenAI for $97.4 billion. OpenAI CEO Altman said Musk is aiming to "slow down a competitor."CNBC - 2d -
Elon Musk Just Hurled a $97.4 Billion Curveball at OpenAI
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OpenAI chief: Musk purchase offer an effort to 'slow us down'
OpenAI CEO and co-founder Sam Altman brushed aside Elon Musk's bid to take control of the ChatGPT maker, calling it an effort to "slow us down." "OpenAI is not for sale," Altman told Bloomberg's ...The Hill - 2d -
Musk gatecrashes OpenAI restructuring
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ChatGPT boss says no thanks to Elon Musk-led $97bn bid
The billionaire's attorney, Marc Toberoff, confirmed he submitted the bid for "all assets" of the company on Monday.BBC News - 2d -
Elon Musk-led consortium offers $100bn to take control of OpenAI
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Altman brushes off Musk’s bid for OpenAI control as rocky saga hits next level
Elon Musk and Sam Altman have sparred over the future of OpenAI and more since Musk left the company.MarketWatch - 2d -
Elon Musk Leads $97.4 Billion Bid to Control OpenAI
The billionaire is leading a group of investors in the unsolicited offer, which complicates the start-up’s plan to raise more money.The New York Times - 2d -
Would you stop using OpenAI’s ChatGPT and API if Elon Musk took it over?
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Musk-led investor group offers $97.4 billion for OpenAI — Altman declines
According to The Wall Street Journal, Elon Musk and a group of investors are offering $97.4 billion to take control of OpenAI.CNBC - 2d -
Elon Musk-led investor group offers $97.4bn to buy ChatGPT maker OpenAI – US politics live
X owner deepens battle with OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman over the future of the company, claiming he wants to return company to being a ‘force for good’. Elon Musk-led group makes surprise bid of ...The Guardian - 2d -
Elon Musk-led investor group offers $97.4 billion for control of OpenAI
Billionaire Elon Musk is leading a group of investors in a $97.4 billion bid to take control of artificial intelligence pioneer OpenAI.CBS News - 2d -
Elon Musk-led group makes surprise bid of nearly $100bn for OpenAI
Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO and co-founder, responded that he would not accept and offered to buy X instead. Elon Musk escalated his feud with OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, on Monday. The ...The Guardian - 2d -
Musk-Led Group Makes $97.4 Billion Bid for Control of OpenAI, WSJ Reports
In response to the news, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wrote: ‘no thank you but we will buy twitter for $9.74 billion if you want’.Inc. - 2d -
Elon Musk and investors offering $97.4 billion for control of OpenAI, WSJ reports
Elon Musk is leading a group of investors in offering to buy control of OpenAI for $97.4 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.NBC News - 2d -
Sam Altman says 'no thank you' to Musk-led group's bid for control of OpenAI
OpenAI CEO and co-founder Sam Altman appeared to shut down a reported offer from an investor group led by Elon Musk to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, marking the latest back-and-forth ...The Hill - 2d -
Brzovic, Boyd lead Charleston to 88-83 OT win over Elon
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What does Elon Musk believe?
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