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Musk v Altman: What might really be behind failed bid for OpenAI

Experts say his real goal is "stymying" its growth potential as his own AI ventures flounder.

OpenAI's board of directors has officially rejected Elon Musk's nearly $100bn offer for the maker of what is the world's best-known artificial intelligence (AI) tool, ChatGPT. Musk is "basically trying to stymie OpenAI's growth trajectory," said University of Cambridge associate teaching professor Johnnie Penn in an interview with the BBC. The tit-for-tat is also playing out in court, where US district judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers is considering Mr Musk's request for an injunction that would block OpenAI from its planned conversion.

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