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Nonprofit group joins Elon Musk’s effort to block OpenAI’s for-profit transition


Encode, a nonprofit AI safety org, has requested permission to file an amicus brief in support of Elon Musk's injunction to halt OpenAI's transition to a for-profit.

Encode, the nonprofit org that co-sponsored California’s ill-fatedSB 1047 AI safety legislation, has requested permission to file an amicus brief in support of Elon Musk’s injunction to halt OpenAI’s transition to a for-profit. He accuses OpenAI of abandoning its original philanthropic mission to make the fruits of its AI research available to all, and of depriving rivals including Musk’s xAI of capital through anticompetitive tactics. Encode, founded in July 2020 by high school student Sneha Revanur, describes itself as a network of volunteers focused on ensuring voices of younger generations are heard in conversations about AI’s impacts.

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