Elon Musk and a group of investors have made a staggering $97.4 billion offer to acquire OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, in a move that could redefine the future of artificial intelligence. The bid, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, comes amid Musk’s ongoing legal battle with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, whom he accuses of steering the company away from its nonprofit roots toward profit-driven motives.
Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015 but departed over disagreements on its commercialization, has since sued the company, alleging it breached its founding principles. Altman, credited with OpenAI’s rapid rise to a near $100 billion valuation, responded to Musk’s bid with a sharp retort on X: “no thank you but we will buy Twitter for $9.74 billion if you want.”
The offer could give Musk majority control over OpenAI, intensifying his rivalry with Altman and Microsoft-backed OpenAI.
