TechFlow news, February 11 — According to The Wall Street Journal, an investment consortium led by Musk submitted a $97.4 billion acquisition offer to OpenAI's board, aiming to gain control of the nonprofit organization. The proposal could impact OpenAI's current development plans, including its transition into a for-profit company and the "$500 billion AI infrastructure" project known as "Stargate."
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman promptly responded on social media, rejecting the offer and counter-proposing to acquire Twitter for $9.74 billion. Musk commented in response, calling Altman a "con man." Previously, the two parties have already engaged in legal disputes over OpenAI's direction. Musk stated he would lead OpenAI back to an open-source path with safety as the top priority, though OpenAI's official spokesperson has not commented on this.
