{"id":47152,"date":"2025-02-11T18:42:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T18:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/sam-altman-shuts-down-elon-musks-openai-offer-i-have-nothing-to-say-its-ridiculous\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T18:42:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T18:42:45","slug":"sam-altman-shuts-down-elon-musks-openai-offer-i-have-nothing-to-say-its-ridiculous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/sam-altman-shuts-down-elon-musks-openai-offer-i-have-nothing-to-say-its-ridiculous\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Altman shuts down Elon Musk\u2019s OpenAI offer: \u2018I have nothing to say, it\u2019s ridiculous\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Invezz )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has dismissed Elon Musk\u2019s offer to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, calling it \u201cridiculous\u201d and reaffirming that the company is not for sale.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <em>Reuters<\/em> on the sidelines of an AI summit in Paris, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/artificial-intelligence\/openais-altman-says-musk-offer-is-tactic-to-try-mess-with-us-2025-02-11\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Altman responded bluntly<\/a> when asked about Musk\u2019s reported $97.4 billion bid. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have nothing to say. I mean, it\u2019s ridiculous,\u201d he said. He further claimed that Musk\u2019s move was just another attempt to disrupt OpenAI, adding, <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe company is not for sale. It\u2019s another one of his tactics to try to mess with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk, who co-founded OpenAI with Altman in 2015 as a nonprofit, later parted ways with the company before its rise to prominence. <\/p>\n<p>In 2023, he launched his own AI venture, xAI. The billionaire\u2019s latest bid is seen as part of his broader efforts to challenge OpenAI\u2019s shift toward a for-profit structure.<\/p>\n<p>During his speech at the AI summit, Altman was again asked whether OpenAI was up for sale, to which he simply responded, \u201cNo, we are not for sale.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk, the CEO of Tesla and owner of social media platform X, has frequently criticized OpenAI\u2019s direction and leadership. <\/p>\n<p>His latest bid signals continued tensions between him and Altman as competition in the AI space heats up.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/invezz.com\/news\/2025\/02\/11\/sam-altman-shuts-down-elon-musks-openai-offer-i-have-nothing-to-say-its-ridiculous\/\">Sam Altman shuts down Elon Musk\u2019s OpenAI offer: \u2018I have nothing to say, it\u2019s ridiculous\u2019<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/invezz.com\/\">Invezz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/invezz.com\/news\/2025\/02\/11\/sam-altman-shuts-down-elon-musks-openai-offer-i-have-nothing-to-say-its-ridiculous\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Invezz ) OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has dismissed Elon Musk\u2019s offer to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, calling it \u201cridiculous\u201d and reaffirming that the company is not for sale. Speaking to Reuters on the sidelines of an AI summit in Paris, Altman responded bluntly when asked about Musk\u2019s reported $97.4 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3947362382,"featured_media":47153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47152"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3947362382"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47152\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}