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abis123: 12:58pm On Feb 11
A group of investors led by tech billionaire Elon Musk is offering $97.4 billion to take over OpenAI.

Musk’s attorney, Marc Toberoff, confirmed that the bid—backed by Musk’s AI startup, xAI, and a consortium of investment firms—aimed to take control of OpenAI and reinstate its founding commitment to serving the public good rather than operating as a for-profit enterprise.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed the offer in a pointed response on Musk’s social platform X, stating:
“no thank you but we will buy Twitter for $9.74 billion if you want.”
https://x.com/sama/status/1889059531625464090?t=k5dOmXWBVs2A2fn5xuy05g&s=19

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doggedfighter(f): 1:51pm On Feb 11
grin

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Kentuforchrist(m): 1:51pm On Feb 11
Money na water

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buttlover(m): 1:51pm On Feb 11
Ego mbute boy!

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Judolisco(m): 1:52pm On Feb 11
Hmmmm omo and jst 50,000 us dollars go change 100 people life for Nigeria.... Haaaaa grin
Elon felt tricked, they all contributed money towards developing the ai and agreed it was going to be free, only for the developers to start charging money for some packages... Make Elon buy am oh...d guy is smart

Seriously money get levels oh... Dis na triple dangote networth oh.... God abeg cry

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datola: 1:52pm On Feb 11
This man wants to be in control of the world and some outer world!

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epainos: 1:52pm On Feb 11
Elon actually wants Altman on his side, and I have noticed this a long time ago. When OpenAI sacked Altman, Elon was one of the first to assure him of a place to continue his work. Many offers the guy had coupled with threats of wprkers' resignation forced a new board to take over the company, and Altman was called back.

Elon is planning something huge.

Honestly, AI is everything. Information is everything. Predictive knowledge is everything.

Elon is going to be the most powerful man on earth very soon. The Republicans may change the law to make him the president of the United States.

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TOPCRUISE(m): 1:52pm On Feb 11
This guy want US to take control of everything.
I am sure Trump persuaded him to make the bid. Anything against US interest is a threat

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Electorate: 1:52pm On Feb 11
abis123:
A group of investors led by tech billionaire Elon Musk is offering $97.4 billion to take over OpenAI.

Musk’s attorney, Marc Toberoff, confirmed that the bid—backed by Musk’s AI startup, xAI, and a consortium of investment firms—aimed to take control of OpenAI and reinstate its founding commitment to serving the public good rather than operating as a for-profit enterprise.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed the offer in a pointed response on Musk’s social platform X, stating: https://x.com/sama/status/1889059531625464090?t=k5dOmXWBVs2A2fn5xuy05g&s=19

Just imagine Elon Musk playing with our intelligence:

"Musk’s attorney, Marc Toberoff, confirmed that the bid—backed by Musk’s AI startup, xAI, and a consortium of investment firms—aimed to take control of OpenAI and reinstate its founding commitment to serving the public good rather than operating as a for-profit enterprise."

Someone that turned a Twitter that was serving the public good into a for-profit enterprise is now saying he wants to turn an OpenAI from a for-profit enterprise into serving the public good.

ELON MUSK IS A CON MAN, DON'T SELL TO HIM.

Elon Musk is only good at acquiring already established businesses to boost his fortune, the only business he started from scratch TESLA electric cars is currently doing poorly. Elon Musk ain't a selfmade billionaire abeg, He is just an opportunist.

He is currently an American Oligarchy via Donald Trump...watch how he will corner some American industries into his personal estate thanks to puppet Trump.

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Ebubu2: 1:52pm On Feb 11
Literally 100Billion dollars shocked

Gosh! People get money oo

Blood of Jesus.

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capatainrambo: 1:52pm On Feb 11
Hmmm. The funds involved in this is unreal


Most people don’t realise that Nigeria can int generate this money in 3 yrs.


I get angry when I see apes without brains showing money in videos. Burnaboy go dey smoke weed dy throw money


Mtchew if you can show your money then you re broke ape that should cover his face. Elon will need trucks to show his money even if they re in 1000 dollar bills

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Righthussle: 1:53pm On Feb 11
Big boys talking

This play no be for Obi Cubana and Zenco dem, na for senior men.

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EbiJUNIRO(m): 1:53pm On Feb 11
abis123:
A group of investors led by tech billionaire Elon Musk is offering $97.4 billion to take over OpenAI.

Musk’s attorney, Marc Toberoff, confirmed that the bid—backed by Musk’s AI startup, xAI, and a consortium of investment firms—aimed to take control of OpenAI and reinstate its founding commitment to serving the public good rather than operating as a for-profit enterprise.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed the offer in a pointed response on Musk’s social platform X, stating: https://x.com/sama/status/1889059531625464090?t=k5dOmXWBVs2A2fn5xuy05g&s=19

Money na water ba

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sweet16s: 1:53pm On Feb 11
Whereas Deepseek is 1000% lower

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Meti99(m): 1:53pm On Feb 11
Df
capatainrambo: 1:53pm On Feb 11
Ebubu2:
97.4 billion dollars

Gosh people get money oo
cenaman(m): 1:54pm On Feb 11
grin
tuoyoojo(m): 1:54pm On Feb 11
Hmmm

This is the true definition of the phrase

" how much is money "

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GboyegaD(m): 1:54pm On Feb 11
He seeks to want to be in charge of everything.

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PlanetZero: 1:54pm On Feb 11
Musk
zoghys: 1:55pm On Feb 11
TOPCRUISE:
This guy want US to take control of everything

He's not a fan of Altman, hence the bid. Altman gave him a dose of his own medicine cheesy grin

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CoronaVirusPro: 1:56pm On Feb 11
Sam already shot it down and even offered to buy Twitter in counter attack.

Sam will rather sell to Dangote than Elon. Both are sworn enemies.

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tolugar: 1:56pm On Feb 11
AI is the game changer and the beginning of the doom of mankind.

One day when we are no longer, AI will independently push the button.

AI will make advancement beyond the reach and control of human intelligence.

Yes Musk will lay the foundation...


...But, what do I know?

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Ebubu2: 1:57pm On Feb 11
GboyegaD:
He seeks to want to be in charge of everything.

Whoever controls the media controls USA politics.

Democrats controlled CNN, Facebook, twitter, Instagram and Co and were winning back to back and imposing she/it on everybody.


Musk is a right wing, family kind of person and wants conservatism back, that's why he wants to control media to force it back on people again. So he has to control the major media sources.

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PlanetZero: 1:57pm On Feb 11
Righthussle:
Big boys talking

This play no be Obi Cubana dem, na for senior men.

Obi cabana no fut get 100m sef

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HydraFeeds(m): 1:57pm On Feb 11
He's against Sam Altman that laboured to make the first generative AI to be possible from making money from it but he's charging people for using his X social media site that he bought.

Elon fan boys don't see that Elon is the most ruthless monopolist out there .

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grandstar(m): 2:02pm On Feb 11
abis123:
A group of investors led by tech billionaire Elon Musk is offering $97.4 billion to take over OpenAI.

Musk’s attorney, Marc Toberoff, confirmed that the bid—backed by Musk’s AI startup, xAI, and a consortium of investment firms—aimed to take control of OpenAI and reinstate its founding commitment to serving the public good rather than operating as a for-profit enterprise.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed the offer in a pointed response on Musk’s social platform X, stating: https://x.com/sama/status/1889059531625464090?t=k5dOmXWBVs2A2fn5xuy05g&s=19

That is a very strong "NO"

Musk thought he saw an opportunity now that Deepseek was a threat to Open AI floatation.

Still shocked that Sam Altman refused to sell.

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xandy84: 2:02pm On Feb 11
You're right. He regretted his decision to left OpenAi in the first place but it's too late cos they want nothing to do with him now.







epainos:
Elon actually wants Altman on his side, and I have noticed this a long time ago. When OpenAI sacked Altman, Elon was one of the first to assure him of a place to continue his work. Many offers the guy had coupled with threats of wprkers' resignation forced a new board to take over the company, and Altman was called back.

Elon is planning something huge.

Honestly, AI is everything. Information is everything. Predictive knowledge is everything.

Elon is going to be the most powerful man on earth very soon. The Republicans may change the law to make him the president of the United States.

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Nwaikpe: 2:03pm On Feb 11
Just like Yahoo, they will wish they were wiser.
Jacktheripper: 2:03pm On Feb 11
I don't have problems with these billionaires, who am I in the grand scheme of things? My problem is with people taking sides in the billionaires fight. Because at the end of it, whoever wins, we lose.

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GboyegaD(m): 2:04pm On Feb 11
Ebubu2:


Whoever controls the media controls USA politics.

Democrats controlled CNN, Facebook, twitter, Instagram and Co and were winning back to back and imposing she/it on everybody.


Musk is a right wing, family kind of person and wants conservatism back, that's why he wants to control media to force it back on people again. So he has to control the major media sources.

The challenge with people like you who follow modern news. Elon Musk like Trump was a core Democrat and only shifted base because they knew what people wanted to hear. Elon Musk's allegiance changed mainly because of his transgendered child and all he is doing is a way of expressing his pain. People like that in my opinion shouldn't be taken serious.

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push23: 2:04pm On Feb 11
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