OpenAI, Elon Musk and Sam Altman

Sam Altman tells OpenAI staff that board hasn't ‘seen anything official from Elon'
In a memo to OpenAI employees on Tuesday, CEO Sam Altman said the board hasn’t received an official offer from Elon Musk regarding a potential purchase.
Sam Altman Dismisses Elon Musk’s Bid to Buy OpenAI in Letter to Staff
Sam Altman is leaving no room for doubt about his views on an Elon Musk-led bid to take control of OpenAI. In a letter to OpenAI staff Monday, the CEO put the words “bid” and “deal” in scare quotes and said the startup’s board has no interest in the offer.
OpenAI apparently hasn’t actually received Elon Musk’s acquisition offer.
Elon Musk offered to buy OpenAI for $97.4 billion on Monday, but according to Wired: > [Sam] Altman has also told employees that OpenAI’s board, which he sits on, has yet to receive an official offer from Musk and the other investors.
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Here’s what Sam Altman said about Elon Musk’s bid to take over OpenAI
A consortium of investors led by Trump insider Elon Musk made a $97.4 billion offer to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI.
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