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Musk and the consortium made the $97.4 billion offer to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, writes the Wall Street Journal. The group wants all of OpenAI's...

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[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Is he? I haven't heard anything about it for a year.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

It's been his dream since before Paypal. Now he has a leg-up on the competition and his hands in the treasury

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

OK but he has different toys now

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Trying to make sense of his obsession with making an American WeChat is a fool's errand

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

You're missing my point.

It's understood that he's periodically wanted to do this thing.

I'm saying that I'm not sure there is any actual focus on it at the moment or in the near future, since I haven't heard anything about it for a year. I'm trying to ask if there's evidence the dude cares or if he's fucked off to other stuff.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

There's no hard evidence that he's actively pursuing it nor that he's abandoned it, no.