A consortium led by Elon Musk said on Monday (Feb 10) it has offered US$97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, months after the billionaire sued the artificial intelligence startup to block it from transitioning to a for-profit firm.
cards interface. Give it a try.A consortium led by Elon Musk said on Monday it has offered US$97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, months after the billionaire sued the artificial intelligence startup to block it from transitioning to a for-profit firm.
"It's time for OpenAI to return to the open-source, safety-focused force for good it once was," Musk said in the press release."We will make sure that happens." Even without any antitrust implications, a deal this size would need Musk and his consortium to raise enormous funds.
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