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Tesla owner called Sam Altman “scroach” after he rejected his proposal with a challenging counter -proposal: “No, thank you, but we can buy Twitter if you want.”
A group of investors led by Elon Musk announced a offer of more than $ 97 billion To buy OpenAi, but CEO of the Artificial Intelligence Company (IA), Sam Altman, immediately refused the proposal.
Musk and his own AI startup, Xai, and an Investment Companies consortium say they want to buy the ChatgPT manufacturer and reverse it to their charity mission as a non-profit investigation laboratory, according to the lawyer DE MUSK, Marc Toberoff.
According to the Economic Journal, the consortium led by Elon Musk offered $ 97.4 billion (about 94.4 billion euros) the board of directors for the acquisition of the entity.
The unquited offer comes as OpenAi CEO tries to raise money and turn its startup into a company for profit.
The CEO of OPENAI, Sam Altman, quickly this proposalthrough the musk social network X, pointing out, “No, thanks, but we can buy Twitter for $ 9.74 billion if you want.”
no thank you but we will buy twitter for $9.74 billion if you want
– Sam Altman (@sama)
“Back,” replied the richest man in the world.
Elon Musk, one of OpenAi co -founders, regularly attacks Sam Altman, whom he accuses of perverting the startup’s initial mission, focused on AI’s rational development.
Marc Toberoff told WSJ that he handed over the acquisition offer not requested to OpenAi’s board, also releasing a statement on behalf of his client, owner of Tesla and Spacex and member of Donald Trump’s government.
The offer, which is not directed to OpenAi, but to the non -profit organization that controls it, comes after reports that OpenAi plans to be partially transformed into a commercial company in 2025 to raise more capital to develop your AI services.
OpenAi is one of the companies involved in the US Stargate Infrastructure Development Project of $ 500 billion, announced by US President Donald Trump. The millionaire who will lead the department of efficiency of the new administration is shortly afterwards to comment on the decision. “In truth, They don’t have the money ”he wrote. “Softbank has well less than $ 10 billion (9.6 billion euros) guaranteed. I know that from a safe source. ”
Musk, one of the first investors and member of the OpenAi board, the AI company last year, first in a California state court and then in a Federal Court, claiming that it had betrayed its founding objectives as a non -profit investigation laboratory in benefit of the public good.
Musk and OpenAi lawyers faced a Federal Court of California last week, while a judge evaluated Musk’s request to a court order that would prevent ChatgPT manufacturer from becoming a company for profit.
US district judge, Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, has not yet commented on the request of Musk, but said in court that he would be bold from Musk to claim that it will be irreparably if the court does not prevent OpenAi from continuing its planned transition to become a corporation for profit.
But the judge also raised concerns about OpenAi and its relationship with the business partner Microsoft And he said he would not prevent the case from being trial next year so that a jury could decide.
“It is plausible that what Musk is saying is true. We will find out. He will sit at the witness bench, ”said the judge.
