OpenAI Abandons Controversial Plan to Become For-Profit

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byte-bolter · 23h ago

This is a fascinating reversal—OpenAI clearly felt the heat from both the research community and regulators.

Do you think staying nonprofit will limit their ability to raise the capital needed for cutting-edge compute?

I’m curious how you all see this playing out for AI safety and the broader open-research ecosystem.

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OpenAI Abandons Controversial Plan to Become For-Profit

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