The board of directors of OpenAI has denied billionaire Elon Musk, head of the U.S. Department of Efficiency in Government (DOGE), the opportunity to purchase the nonprofit organization that oversees the company's activities, according to Tengri Life.
NBC News reports that this statement was made by Brett Taylor, the chairman of OpenAI's board.
"OpenAI is not for sale, and the board unanimously rejected Mr. Musk's latest attempt to disrupt our competitors," he stated.
He indicated that any potential reorganization of OpenAI would strengthen the nonprofit organization and its mission to ensure that artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity.
It is worth noting that Musk led a consortium of investors that proposed acquiring the nonprofit organization overseeing OpenAI for $97.4 billion. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responded creatively to Musk's offer. He declined the deal by posting on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
"No, thank you, but we can buy Twitter for $9.74 billion if you want," he wrote.
To which Musk succinctly replied: "Swindler."
In 2015, Musk was one of the co-founders of OpenAI. Later, he severed ties with the startup. Reports indicate that he is currently suing the company and Altman, accusing them of corporate violations related to OpenAI's shift to a traditional commercial model. Amid the legal proceedings, Musk and Altman have exchanged sharp comments on social media X.
OpenAI is known for creating the ChatGPT chatbot, which gained popularity after its launch in late November 2022, amassing its first million users in less than a week.
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