Sam Altman calls Elon Musk’s ‘uncertainty’ after Openai’s hostile offer: ‘I don’t think he is a happy guy’

Sam Altman said on Tuesday that Elon Musk’s “Uncertainty” was a factor in his decision to make a hostile $ 97.4 billion to take control of Openai, escalating an ugly word struggle among rival technology billionaires.

Altman reiterated that Openai is not “on sale” after the unwanted offer by a group led by Musk who is currently trying to block the onset from restructuring in a lucrative entity, as part of a wide federal antitrust lawsuit against chatgt manufacturer , Main investor Microsoft and Altman himself.

“Maybe his whole life is from a position of uncertainty,” Altman said during an interview with Bloomberg at the Paris High Profile Summit. “I feel about the boy. I don’t think he is a happy person. ”

Altman and Musk co-founded Openai as a nonprofit in 2015, but fell out after there were disputes over his long-term leadership.

Musk has established Xai, which directly competes with Openai in the race to develop technology.

Openai’s boss accused Musk of “probably just trying to slow down” with his latest tactic.

“He is definitely a competitor,” Altman added. “I wish he would just compete by building a better product, but I think there were a lot of tactics, a lot, a lot of lawsuits, all kinds of other crazy items, now that.”

Musk Marc Toberoff’s lawyer revealed Monday’s friend’s offer and said the richest man in the world had provided support from a group of renowned investors, including entrepreneurship firms like Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC, Valor Equity Partners, Baron Capital, Atreides Manages and Vy Capital, Vy, Vy Capital, and yet still CEO gold emanuel.

In a statement, Musk said it was “the time for Openai to return to the open source force, focused on safety for the good that was once.”

Within minutes after the bid first appeared, Altman publicly refused as he received a $ 44 billion blow that Musk paid to buy X, previously known as Twitter.

“No thanks but we will buy Twitter for $ 9.74 billion if you want,” Altman wrote on X.

Musk responded by calling Altman a “deceiver”.

Jabs are nothing new for Altman and Musk.

When Altman discovered his “Stargate” infrastructure project $ 500 billion along with President Trump last month, Musk publicly claimed that he had him in “good authority” that Altman and his partners “do not have really before. “

“Wrong, as you know for sure,” Altman said at the time. “Want to come to visit the front page already in emerging? This is great for the place. I understand what is great for the country is not always what is optimal for your companies but in your new role I hope you will mainly decide [America] First. “

The offering of taking on the scene further complicates talks on the future of Openai, who has pledged to the main investors to restructure within the next two years – or return their money.

Openai is aiming to restructure as a corporation with public benefits.

The beginning has said that the non -profit entity currently oversees its operations will continue to exist, though it will no longer be under control.

At the same time, Openai is reported to be close to providing $ 40 billion in Softbank funding as part of a round that would estimate the start of $ 300 billion.

Musk Toberoff’s lawyer said in a statement that the non -profit must “rightly be compensated for what its leadership is removing from it: control over the most transformative technology of our time.”

By making an offer of $ 97.4 billion for Openai’s assets, Musk may have set a floor price for restructuring that is much higher than Hoping Altman and his allies.

Musk and his partners say they are prepared to match any offer.

If a deal was to happen, Musk’s Xai could melt with Openai.

Even outside Openai, the offering of hiring has generated a fair amount of skepticism.

“We see this offer as not competitive, but in order to slow the Openai capital collection process as the board now has to look at this offer even though the rating is likely to be closer to $ 300 billion,” said analyst Wedbush Dan Ives in a note to customers.