Elon Musk continued to make announcements that stopped people in their tracks by submitting an offer to acquire OpenAI. The artificial intelligence (AI) startup responsible for building ChatGPT is one of the most closely watched companies in the tech space,

The rivalry between Elon Musk and OpenAI has reached a new high after the company’s board unanimously rejected Musk’s bid, labeling it as an attempt to disrupt competition. OpenAI chairman Bret Taylor reinforced the organization’s stance,

Bret Taylor, the chairman of OpenAI’s board, said the artificial intelligence company was “not for sale.” Mr. Musk is separately raising money for his A.I. start-up, xAI.

"Special voting rights could keep power in the hands of its nonprofit arm in future and so address the Tesla chief's criticisms that Altman and OpenAI have moved away from their original mission of creating powerful AI for the benefit of humanity," the FT wrote.

Elon Musk says he is prepared to drop his attempt to buy OpenAI if the ChatGPT maker maintains its current structure.

The Elon Musk-backed AI startup unveiled its latest Grok-3 artificial intelligence chatbot claimed to outperform other U.S. or Chinese competitors.

OpenAI attorney William Savitt said the proposal "is not in the best interests of OAI's mission and is rejected."

OpenAI is considering granting special voting rights to its nonprofit amid its transition to a for-profit company. By giving the board special voting rights, the company would be able to address criticism it had moved away from its mission of creating AI for the benefit of humanity.