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Musk Offers Conditional Withdrawal of $97.4B OpenAI Nonprofit Bid
Elon Musk has offered to withdraw his $97.4 billion bid to acquire OpenAI's nonprofit if the board agrees to preserve its charitable mission and halt conversion to a for-profit structure. The offer comes amid Musk's ongoing lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, with OpenAI's attorneys characterizing Musk's bid as an improper attempt to undermine a competitor.
Skynet Chance (+0.03%): The conflict over OpenAI's governance structure highlights increasing tension between profit motives and safety/alignment commitments, potentially weakening institutional guardrails designed to ensure powerful AI systems remain beneficial and under proper oversight.
Skynet Date (+0 days): While the governance dispute creates uncertainty around OpenAI's direction, it doesn't significantly accelerate or decelerate the technical development timeline of potentially dangerous AI systems, as research and development activities continue regardless of the corporate structure debate.
AGI Progress (0%): The corporate governance dispute and ownership battle doesn't directly affect the technical progress toward AGI capabilities, as it centers on organizational structure rather than research activities or technical breakthroughs.
AGI Date (+1 days): The distraction of legal battles and leadership focus on corporate structure issues may slightly delay OpenAI's research progress by diverting attention and resources away from technical development, potentially extending the timeline to AGI by a small margin.