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Sam Altman says Musk aims to 'slow down a competitor' with his $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI - TL;DR CNBC

Sam Altman says Musk aims to 'slow down a competitor' with his $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI

Publishing timestamp: 2025-02-11 10:44:14


Summary

Elon Musk aims to "slow down competitor" with a $97.4 billion proposal for control of OpenAI, according to the company's CEO. Musk's bid is not being taken seriously by OpenAI, with the CEO suggesting it is to slow down competition. Musk's own AI company, xAI, is behind the chatbot Grok. Musk's controversial past actions, such as claiming to have "funding secured" to take Tesla private, are also mentioned.


Sentiment: NEUTRAL

Tickers: TSLA, 

Keywords: technology,  elon musk,  tesla inc,  donald j. trump,  breaking news: technology,  artificial intelligence,  internet,  sam altman,  business news, 

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/11/musks-97point4-billion-for-openai-aims-to-slow-down-a-competitor-sam-altman-says.html


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