Musk Offers to Acquire OpenAI for 141 Trillion Won… Altman Says “Not for Sale”

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, ‘Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has made a surprise proposal to acquire a controlling stake in OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT.’,
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, ‘Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, immediately opposed the idea, calling it “ridiculous,” but analyses suggest it is not a matter to be dismissed lightly.’,
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, ‘This is Yoon Seok reporting.’,
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, ‘[ Reporter ]’,
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, ‘Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced his intention to acquire a controlling stake in OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, for $97.4 billion, approximately 141 trillion won.’,
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, ‘The Wall Street Journal reported that Musk’s legal representatives submitted a proposal to OpenAI on the 10th local time.’,
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, ‘OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sarcastically countered by offering to buy Twitter (now X), owned by Musk, for $9.74 billion, one-tenth of the proposed amount, and immediately rejected the offer.’,
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, ‘ “The company is not for sale. This is another strategy of his to trouble us, but it’s not a big issue.”‘,
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, ‘However, there are forecasts that this could disrupt Altman’s future plans.’,
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, ‘Altman is working to convert OpenAI, currently controlled by a nonprofit, into a for-profit entity and is seeking to secure a $40 billion investment from Japan’s Softbank.’,
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, ‘In this context, Musk’s acquisition proposal is seen as an obstacle to securing investments.’,
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, ‘Additionally, Musk offering $97.4 billion for control of the nonprofit is seen as a burden to the plans for the transition to a for-profit structure.’,
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, ‘The New York Times assessed that “Musk’s proposal could delay the corporate restructuring that OpenAI has been pursuing for over a year.”‘,
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, ‘Musk had previously co-founded OpenAI with Altman but left the company due to ongoing conflicts over the management direction, and has frequently clashed with the company since.’,
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, ‘This is Yoon Seok from Yonhap News TV.’,
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