Musk-led investor group offers $97.4 billion for OpenAI — Altman declines

Musk-led investor group offers .4 billion for OpenAI — Altman declines

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc., ahead of the 60th presidential inauguration parade at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025.

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Elon Musk is leading a group of investors in offering to buy control of OpenAI for $97.4 billion, CNBC confirmed.

The offer is for the nonprofit that oversees the artificial intelligence startup behind ChatGPT. In a statement sent to CNBC, Musk’s attorney Marc Toberoff said he submitted the offer on Monday.

“It’s…

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