Timed perfectly to coincide with OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman's arrival in Paris, Elon Musk put in a formal $97.4 (£78.7bn) billion offer to buy OpenAI.
If they refuse Mr Musk's offer, can they accept a far lower one from Mr Altman and still be doing their job according to the rules of the company's non-profit status?.
The AI summit in Paris is a coming together of world leaders and technology firms designed to shape a responsible and sustainable future for artificial intelligence.
Or could Mr Musk have effectively forced Mr Altman to pay more than double for his own company?.
In his address, US vice president JD Vance said the new "industrial revolution" that AI promises "will never come to pass if overregulation deters innovators from taking the risks necessary".
