2025-05-06
OpenAI’s new for-profit plan leaves many unanswered questions
OpenAI has abandoned its controversial restructuring plan. In a dramatic reversal, the company said Monday it would no longer try to separate control of its for-profit arm from the non-profit board that currently oversees operations. "We made the decision for the nonprofit to retain control of OpenAI after hearing from civic leaders and engaging in constructive dialogue with the offices of the Attorney General of Delaware and the Attorney General of California," said Bret Taylor, the chairman of OpenAI.
OpenAI had originally argued its existing structure would not allow its nonprofit to "easily do more than control the for-profit." It also said it needed more money, a mere two months aft [...]
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2025-04-09
Labor and nonprofit coalition calls on California AG to stop OpenAI from going for-profit
A group of organizations, including nonprofits like LatinoProsperity and labor groups like the California Teamsters, are petitioning California Attorney General Rob Bonta to stop OpenAI from becoming [...]
2025-03-05
Court denies Elon Musk's attempt to block OpenAI's for-profit transformation
US federal judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has denied Elon Musk's request for an injunction that would have immediately stopped OpenAI's conversion into a for-profit entity. Musk filed for an i [...]
2025-02-14
OpenAI's board 'unanimously' rejects Elon Musk's $97.4 billion takeover bid
Elon Musk launched a $97.4 billion bid to take control of OpenAI. The Wall Street Journal reported a group of investors led by Musk's xAI submitted an unsolicited offer to the company's boa [...]
2025-03-14
OpenAI and Google ask for a government exemption to train their AI models on copyrighted material
OpenAI is calling on the Trump administration to give AI companies an exemption to train their models on copyrighted material. In a blog post spotted by The Verge, the company this week published its [...]
2025-02-27
OpenAI's new GPT-4.5 model is a better, more natural conversationalist
In what has already been a busy past few days for new model releases, OpenAI is capping off the week with a research preview of GPT-4.5. The company is touting the new system as its largest and best m [...]