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OpenAI was a research lab — now it’s just another tech company
OpenAI may soon become a for-profit company with fewer checks and balances than before — the exact structure it was built to avoid.
Weeks after releasing a new model it claims can “reason,” OpenAI is barreling toward dropping its nonprofit status, some of its most senior employees are leaving, and CEO Sam Altman — who was once briefly ousted over apparent trust concerns — is solidifying his position as one of the most powerful people in tech. OpenAI doesn’t have deep pockets or existing established businesses like Google or Meta, which are both building competing models (though it’s worth noting that these are public companies with their own responsibilities to Wall Street.) As Leike hinted at with his goodbye message to OpenAI about “shiny products,” turning the research lab into a for-profit company puts many of its long-term employees in an awkward spot.
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