Altman himself tells the openii staff that the Committee has not “seen anything official from Elon”
Altman Sam, Openai CEO at Station F, was seen through the glass, during an event on the side of the artificial intelligence action in Paris, France, February 11, 2025.
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OPENAI CEO Sam Altman told employees in a letter on Tuesday that the company had not received “nothing official” Elon musk As for the potential to buy artificial intelligence.
“Our structure exists to ensure that no individual can take control of Openi,” Altman wrote, in the memory that he received CNBC. “Elon leads a competitive AI company, and his actions are not in connection with the mission or the values of the openii. They are tactics aimed at weakening us because we achieve great progress.”
The note comes the day after News appeared This Musk runs a group of investors in an attempt to buy control of Openi for $ 97.4 billion. The offer is for a non -profit organization that oversees AI startup behind Chatgpt, and Musk’s lawyer Marc Toberoff said he had filed it on Monday.
“It’s time for Openi to get back to an open brawl, a force aimed at security, it used to be,” Toberoff said in a statement to CNBC.
Altman and Musk are in the midst of a tumultuous legal and public battle for the future of Openi. They were two co-founders of OPENAI in 2015, establishing an entity as a non-profit organization focused on AI research. It’s a musk sue Openiaccusing him of violating antitrustovsky and attempting to not turn into a profit corporation.
Openai appeared as a giant in the generative AI, launched Chatgpt 2022 and set a wave of investment in new tools and infrastructure for the next generation AI products and services. Softbank is Close to finalization Investing in the amount of $ 40 billion in an opening at an opening of $ 260 billion, sources told CNBC last week David Faber. Microsoft He was the greatest assistant to this day.
The investor’s consortium allegedly joined Musk to include his startup XAI and longtime investors in his other companies, including Baron Capital Group, Valor, Atreides, Vy Capital, Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC and investment vehicle run by Endeavor Executive Director Ari Emanuel.
The source close to the male who asked not to be named to speak honestly about the issue, noted that everyone in the group Loyaltist was, and the consortium did not include any traditional investor in the Silicon Valley who supported the previous musk ventures.
On Tuesday, Altman reminded employees that “Elon has a history of presenting statements that do not adhere to,” emphasizing his “exaggerated” donation for the opening and switching to narratives about whether he supported Openi to become a non -profit entity.
“The best we can do is more forward with dedication and resistance,” Altman wrote.
If and when the opening committee receives an official offer, he has a legal obligation to examine her, according to Ellen Aprill, a senior scientist at a residence at the University of California, Los Angeles.
“The committee should consider the offer, even if they did not invite it,” Aprill told CNBC. “A non -profit organization can sell its property, but it must be sure it gets fair value.”
As a non -profit, the Committee does not serve shareholders and therefore does not have a traditional fiduciary duty. Instead, his duty is in a public advantage, determined by lawyers of the state in which he operates.
Musk did not immediately respond to the commentary request. Openai spokesman refused to comment.
– Ari Levy CNBC, Steve Kovac, contributed to this report.
