A group of investors led by Elon Musk has offered $97.4 billion to buy OpenAI ’s nonprofit arm - but OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to hit back with a sarcastic bid offer to buy X. Musk’s lawyer, Mac Toberoff, confirmed he submitted the bid to OpenAI’s board yesterday (via Wall Street Journal ), further complicating the relationship between Musk and Altman.

Altman and Musk were OpenAI’s founding co-chairs in 2015, but their relationship has devolved into name-calling, lawsuits and now a near $100 billion bid from Musk for OpenAI.

A consortium of investors led by Elon Musk is offering $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, upping the stakes in his battle with Sam Altman over the company behind ChatGPT. Musk’s attorney,