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OpenAI has officially rejected Elon Musk’s $97.4 billion acquisition offer, stating that it has no plans to change its independent development strategy. The decision was made unanimously by the board of directors, the company’s press service reported.
Brett Taylor, Chairman of the Board of Directors of OpenAI, stressed that the company is not for sale, and any reorganisation is aimed solely at strengthening its non-profit mission to ensure that the development of artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.
Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015, left the company three years later after a conflict over its transition to commercial operations. Since then, he has been in an open confrontation with OpenAI’s current CEO Sam Altman and has already filed several lawsuits against the company and its management.
OpenAI’s rejection of the deal has further exacerbated the dispute between Musk and the company’s management, which could affect the future development of the artificial intelligence industry and the competition between tech giants.
