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Elon Musk Tried To Buy OpenAI For US$ 97.4 Billion, But Sam Altman Rejected Without Thinking Twice And Even Mocked, Offering To Buy X For US$ 9.74 Billion. Irritated, Musk Attacked, Calling Altman A “Scammer” And, To Make Matters Worse, Saw Tesla Sales Plummet In Europe And The USA!
It Seems That Elon Musk Never Gets Tired Of Controversies. This Time, He Tried To Take A Giant Step In The Artificial Intelligence Sector, Leading A Consortium Of Investors To Buy OpenAI, The Company Behind ChatGPT. The Offer? An Absurd Amount Of US$ 97.4 Billion.
The Plan Seemed Bold, But Made Sense: OpenAI Is Among The Leaders In The AI Sector, And Musk Has Always Liked To Have Control Over The Technologies Of The Future. The Proposal Was Officially Delivered Last Monday (10), And The Expectation Was That The Owners Of OpenAI Would At Least Consider The Sale.
But Then Came The Reality Check…
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Sam Altman’s Response And The Public Humiliation
If Elon Musk Thought He Could Buy OpenAI Without Resistance, He Was Very Wrong. Sam Altman, CEO Of The Company, Not Only Rejected The Offer But Also Made Sure To Rub The Response In The Billionaire’s Face – And Publicly.
Altman Went To X (Formerly Twitter) And Fired Off A Comment That Took Everyone By Surprise: “I Prefer To Buy X For US$ 9.74 Billion”.
For Those Who Don’t Remember, Elon Musk Paid US$ 44 Billion For The Platform And Has Since Faced Heavy Criticism For How He Manages It. Altman’s Response Basically Called Musk A Poor Negotiator And Turned The Situation Into A True Internet Meme.
The Tesla Owner, Of Course, Did Not Take It Lying Down And Attacked Back. He Called Altman A “Scammer” And Continued To Argue Online, But The Damage Was Already Done. By This Point, The Internet Was Already On Fire With Jokes.
Tesla Faces Dramatic Drop In Sales In Europe And The USA
As If The Public Humiliation Wasn’t Enough, Elon Musk Also Had To Deal With Bad News In The Real World. Tesla Sales Plummeted In Europe And The USA, Putting The Company In A Difficult Situation.
Just To Give You An Idea, In Germany, Tesla’s Electric Car Sales Fell 59% Compared To Last Year. And The Problem Didn’t Stop There:
Spain: 75.4% Drop
France: 63.4% Drop
Sweden: 46% Drop
Norway: 40.2% Drop
In The USA, The Scene Is Also Not Cheerful. In California, Which Is The Largest Electric Market In The Country, Tesla Sales Dropped 12% At The Start Of 2024. The Model 3, One Of The Most Important Cars Of The Brand, Had A Shocking Drop Of 36% In Sales.
In Other Words, Besides Losing OpenAI, Musk Is Also Losing Ground In The Automotive Sector.
Elon Musk’s Reputation And The Impact On His Businesses
All Of This Raises A Question: Is Elon Musk’s Image Starting To Weigh Against Him?
Recent Research Indicates That Tesla’s Reputation Is In Free Fall. One Of The Reasons May Be The Billionaire’s Relationship With Donald Trump And The Far Right, Which Has Alienated Some Consumers.
According To The Consulting Firm Caliber, Which Measures Public Trust In Brands, Tesla Has Recorded Its Worst Reputation Ratings Since 2023.
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