“OpenAI is not for sale, and the board has unanimously rejected Mr. Musk’s latest attempt to disrupt his competition. Any potential reorganization of OpenAI will strengthen our nonprofit and its mission to ensure AGI benefits all of humanity,” Chairman Bret Taylor said, on behalf of its board.
Musk’s lawyer Marc Toberoff did not respond to a request for comment.
On Tuesday, Altman told news website Axios that OpenAI was not for sale. He had rebuffed the offer on Monday with a “no thank you” on X, prompting Musk to retort: “swindler.”