Quotes
Whether Sam Altman chose to provide or withhold this from OpenAI's other Board members is outside of our control,
he said, referring to OpenAI's CEO
I feel for the guy. I don't think he's a happy person,
he added
No thank you but we will buy twitter for $9.74 billion if you want,
he quipped
OpenAI is not for sale. The OpenAI mission is not for sale."
The escalating war of words between the tech billionaires saw Altman reiterating
Respectfully, it is not up to a competitor to decide what is in the best interests of OpenAI’s mission.”
Nussbaum added
He's raised a lot of money for xAI, and they're trying to compete with us from a technological perspective,
Altman added
The company is not for sale. It's another one of his tactics to try to mess with us,
OpenAI's co-founder Sam Altman said of the alleged offer from Musk
I have nothing to say. I mean, it's ridiculous,
Altman said on the sidelines of an AI summit in Paris when asked about the offerIt does help set a price point for the thinking about the valuation of the nonprofit assets,
Robert Weissman, co-president of Public Citizen, the consumer rights watchdog, told ReutersOur structure exists to ensure that no individual can take control of OpenAI,
Altman wrote, in the memo that was obtained by CNBC
The board would need to consider a bid even if they didn't invite it,
Aprill told CNBCThe best thing we can do is more forward with dedication and resilience,
Altman wroteI think he’s probably just trying to slow us down. He obviously is a competitor,
Altman told Bloomberg TV at the Paris summit on Tuesday
There is a legally binding purpose,
said Jill Horwitz, a professor at UCLA School of LawOpenAI has a mission... of making AGI benefit all of humanity,
Altman told a tech business event on the sidelines of the Paris AI summit, referring to an artificial general intelligence that would be smarter than a human in all areas
Maybe it was like this at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Maybe it was like this at the beginning of the internet,
he addedMusk's offer to buy OpenAI’s nonprofit should significantly complicate OpenAI’s current fundraising and the process of converting into a for-profit corporation,
said Gil Luria, analyst at D.A. Davidson
This (bid) is definitely throwing a wrench in things,
said Jonathan Macey, a Yale Law School professor specializing in corporate governanceThe board will decide what to do there...the mission is really important and we're totally focused on making sure we preserve that,
Altman told Sky News
It would be profoundly un-American to use political power, to the degree that Elon has it, to hurt your competitors and advantage your own businesses, and I don't think people would tolerate that. I don't think Elon would do it."
Sam Altman about Musk in December 2024