president without hiding that he would not even mind an acquisition of the app by Larry Ellisonthe CEO of Oracle And one of the richest men in the world.
Trump’s opening came during an event at the White house in the presence of the managing directors of Softbank, Oracle And Openai To announce the project Stargatethe joint venture between the three giants for the construction of infrastructure for the IA. An initiative frozen by Musk who, with his XAIis one of the protagonists of the race for artificial intelligence.
Commenting on a post by Openai On the project, Musk wrote: «They don’t have the money. SoftBank has less than 10 billion guaranteed ». The answer of Sam Altmanthe CEO of the startup to which it belongs Chatgptwas not long in coming: «I respect your successes. I realize that what is good for the country is not always optimal for your companies but in your new role I hope you give priority to the United States, “he said by launching an arrow to the ‘First Buddy’.
Between the two the relationships have not been good for some time. The billionaire sued a Openai Asking justice to block his decision to convert into a profit company. A legal action that was the last development of a commercial feud between Openai and Musk, who co-founded the group in 2015, then abandoning it in 2018.
The Musk hypothesis for the Chinese app had circulated in recent weeks. The billionaire has strong interests in China with Tesla And for this it would be seen a good eye on Beijing. However, the acquisition would risk raising antitrust problems considering that Musk already has, in his vast portfolio of companies, too X.
Trump has ensured that he is already working to find a solution for Tiktok. At the moment various offers are taking shape for the popular Chinese app. Last month the billionaires formalized their interest Frank McCourt And Kevin O’Leary. Another came from Perplexity aithe artificial intelligence start-up that proposed a merger with Tiktok US.
He also went on Mrbeastthe star of Tiktok and YouTube, as part of a group of investors who also includes Jesse Tinselythe founder of Employer.com. “Our offer is a winning solution for everyone: preserving the platform and – observed Tinsley – at the same time faces the legitimate fears for national security”.