According to Golden Finance, Sam Altman, CEO of the Center for OpenAI (OpenAI), said Musk's proposal to acquire OpenAI is "too ridiculous." Altman said the company would not be sold, another tactic Musk tried to disrupt them. On the 10th local time, a consortium led by Musk offered $97.4 billion to seek control of OpenAI. Musk's lawyer Mark Toberov said the offer had been submitted to the OpenAI board of directors.