Sam Altman has no room to doubt his opinion about a bidding led by Elon Musk to control Openai. In a letter to Openai staff on Monday, the CEO gave bidding words and agreed in scary quotes and said that the startup council was not interested in the offer.
Our structure exists to ensure that no individual can control Openai, according to two sources of knowledge about the letter. Tiet Elon runs a company that competes and his actions are not about the mission or value of Openai.
Altman also told the staff that Openai's CouncilBut he sat, still not received the official offer from Musk and other investors. If and when this happens, the Board of Directors plans to refuse bids, according to those sources. Within the internal, Openai staff reacted to the news with a blend of fear and anger. The parts of the previous Altman's letter were reported by Information.
A group of investors led by Musk stunned the technology industry on Monday when they Notification A proposal is not required to buy all Openai's assets in tune of $ 97.4 billion. AI's competitive AI Company, Xai, is supporting bids, as well as Valor Equity Partners, a private joint stock company operated by one of Musk's last advisers, Antonio Gracias. Gracias helped Musk's advice on his agreement to get Twitter in 2022 and have participated in his efforts at the Government Effective Ministry (DOGE).
It was time for Openai to return to the open force, focusing on safety because it was once, Mr. Musk Musk said in a wired statement through his lawyer Marc Toberoff. We will make sure that happens.
Musk has sued Openai Many times, among other things, allegedly violating its original commitments as a non -profit organization by converting to become a for profit. In addition to fighting back in court, Openai has published one A series of emails The statement that Musk knows Openai will need to become a profit to pursue artificial intelligence in general and in fact, have tried to merge the company with Tesla.
The battle between Musk and Altman paid attention to the Chairman of the Openai Bret Taylor Board, who also managed Twitter's director's administration while acquiring Elon Musk's company. Theoretically, that bid is simpler. Because Twitter is a public corporation, the Board of Directors has had a clear entrance obligation to maximize profits. Musk tried to withdraw Regarding the acquisition, but his advisers finally convinced him that he would not happen, and he closed the original terms. Taylor did not respond to a comment request from Wired.
The structure of Openai is more complicated. Today, the company is a non -profit organization with a subsidiary for profit, but it is in the process of converting branches for profit into one one. Public interest companyRequires Openai to name a price for its assets. Openai is currently highly appreciated at 157 billion USD Based on its latest sponsorship. The company is negotiating with SoftBank about investing 40 billion dollars, which will bring the company's valuation up to $ 300 billion.