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Open AI Chief Sam Altman Rejects $97.4 Billion Offer From Elon Musk, Ari Emanuel and Other Investors for Control of AI Giant
Open AI CEO Sam Altman sparred with Elon Musk publicly after rejecting a $97.4 billion offer for Open AI, first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
The activity demonstrates the growing feud between Altman and Musk, who were both part of a Silicon Valley team of investors and entrepreneurs that founded Open AI as a nonprofit entity in 2015. In December, Musk went to federal court to stop Altman’s plan to transform Open AI from a research-focused nonprofit to a more traditional commercial venture. The list of investors working with Musk on the bid included Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel, in a private capacity, according to the Journal.
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