In a dramatic growth of Silicon Valley's hottest AI rivalry, Elon Musk announced that he is leading a bid of $ 97.4 billion to buy openi's non -profit hand, As The Wall Street JournalThe dialect was reportedly rushed to the board on Monday morning.
The proposal brings together a powerful alliance of Backers, which includes Well Equity Partners such as Musk's own AI company XAI and Venture Heavyweight, Hollywood Mogul Ery Emanuel, and the co-founder of Palauntir who include Lonsdel's Venture Firm 8VC.
“Open-source for Openii was once good for Openai, safety-focused force,” Musk said in a statement provided by Musk, Musk. The Wall Street Journal“We will ensure that this happens.”
The bid also adds a significant layer of complexity to the planned benefits of Openai, as Musk's team has promised or more promised to match any higher offers. This creates a prickly position for Altman, which is already navigating interaction with equity in a profitable profit-profit structure planned for equity with microsoft and other stakeholders.
Shortly after the announcement of the news, Altman posted on X: “No thanks, but if you want, we will buy Twitter for $ 9.74 billion.”
Openai pointed to Altman's post when asked for comment. Toberoff did not respond to an immediate request for comments.