OpenAI’s board has unanimously rejected Elon Musk's $97.4 billion offer to buy the company. The board emphasized their commitment to ensuring AI benefits humanity and continuing their nonprofit mission, despite Musk’s proposal to revert to a non-profit model and his competition with OpenAI.
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