Sam Altman has publicly expressed his intention to transition OpenAI from a nonprofit to a for-profit entity, which involves legally acquiring the nonprofit's assets through a for-profit structure.

It's concerning that OpenAI transformed from a non-profit to a for-profit entity, which seems contradictory to its original mission.

OpenAI was initially focused on developing superintelligence safely, but over time, safety became less of a priority as they shifted towards becoming a for-profit company.

The last financing round for OpenAI was around $150 billion, and if the transition to for-profit occurs, the for-profit entity must raise this amount to buy the nonprofit's assets.

I funded OpenAI with around 50 million dollars, intending it to be an open-source, non-profit organization to counter the closed-source, for-profit model of companies like Google.

OpenAI's decision to pursue iterative deployment of AI, rather than developing AGI in secret, was a pivotal choice that reflects our commitment to transparency and responsible innovation.

The creation of OpenAI was driven by the desire to ensure AI development was open and beneficial to the broader startup ecosystem.

The Long Term Benefit Trust at Anthropic is designed to ensure that decisions made about AI align with broader societal interests, not just shareholder value.

OpenAI's approach to research was more startup-like, focusing on opinions about necessary advancements rather than a centralized plan, which allowed for a balance between structured direction and exploratory freedom.