Elon Musk and investors offering $97.4 billion for control of OpenAI, WSJ reports
According to the Wall Street Journal, Elon Musk and a group of investors are offering $97.4 billion to take control of OpenAI.
The bid is for the nonprofit that oversees the artificial intelligence startup, the Journal reported, adding that Musk's attorney, Marc Toberoff, said he submitted the offer on Monday.
The WSJ cited a statement from Musk provided by Toberoff, saying "It's time for OpenAI to return to the open-source, safety-focused force for good it once was."
In a post on X, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wrote, "no thank you but we will buy twitter for $9.74 billion if you want."