<p>Despite having his own artificial intelligence company x.AI, the world's richest person is trying to buy OpenAI, which he co-founded, from a former-ally-turned-rival.</p>
Elon Musk seeks to buy rival's AI platform

Despite having his own artificial intelligence startup x.AI, the world's richest person is trying to buy OpenAI, for almost $100b, from a former-ally-turned-rival who is pushing back.

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<p>Despite having his own artificial intelligence company x.AI, the world's richest person is trying to buy OpenAI, which he co-founded, from a former-ally-turned-rival.</p>
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