Elon Musk surprised the tech world with a $97.4 billion offer to acquire OpenAI, complicating Sam Altman’s plan to transform the organization into a Public Benefit Corporation. The bid has triggered a legal dispute between Musk and Altman, with the latter facing pressure to maintain OpenAI’s charitable mission and halt its commercial conversion. The future of OpenAI hangs in the balance as the battle between Musk and Altman unfolds.