Altman and Musk were OpenAI’s founding co-chairs in 2015, but their relationship has devolved into name-calling, lawsuits and now a near $100 billion bid from Musk for OpenAI.

(Reuters) -A consortium of investors led by billionaire Elon Musk is offering $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit that controls artificial intelligence startup OpenAI, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Musk's attorney, Marc Toberoff, said he submitted the bid to OpenAI’s board on Monday, according to the report.

The offer intensifies a longstanding battle between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Mr Elon Musk over the future of the startup. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Elon Musk and a group of investors have submitted an unsolicited bid of $97.4 billion to take control of the artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT, OpenAI.

A consortium led by Elon Musk offered $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, months after the billionaire sued the artificial intelligence startup to block it from transitioning to a for-profit firm.

Elon Musk has offered to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI for $97.4 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. Why it matters: This could turn the burgeoning AI industry on its head. Yes, but: Musk may just be trolling OpenAI,

The group of investors is led by tech mogul and new head of The Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk who wants to return Open AI to the "force for good it once was"