How OpenAI Plans to Move From Being a Nonprofit
www.nytimes.com
As the maker of ChatGPT battles Google and Meta for A.I. supremacy, it’s also fighting to end control by a nonprofit board.

Archived version, for posterity.

Take note Bluesky fans: Your “benevolent” controlling nonprofit can quickly become a for-profit if enough cash is thrown at the governing board…

  • @[email protected]English
    7•12 hours ago

    I’m actually surprised AGI isn’t better defined in the contract, or that there isn’t a burden of proof so that they can’t lie, but that was definitely on purpose. I really can’t imagine them severing that tie though; OpenAI simply isn’t financially stable enough, especially in the long term, and I’m sure they know it too.

    • @[email protected]English
      2•3 hours ago

      I’m actually surprised AGI isn’t better defined in the contract

      There’ll be a significant lawsuit if OpenAI tries such a declaration without MS on board with it.

      But i’m not sure how much OpenAI is even investing toward AGI. LLM is their bread and butter and I don’t know many experts that think LLM is the path to AGI.