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My understanding from Wikipedia is that in 2019, OpenAI transitioned from non-profit to "capped" for-profit. That said, also quickly found what appears to be 9
by O__________O 4y ago
My understanding from Wikipedia is that in 2019, OpenAI transitioned from non-profit to "capped" for-profit.
That said, also quickly found what appears to be 990s for a non-profit OpenAI here, but they end in 2020:
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/810861541 https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/810...
Quick set of Google searches found nothing currently on their site — anyone have any additional information?
- skybrian 4y agoFrom the about page [1]: > OpenAI LP is governed by the board of the OpenAI nonprofit, comprised of OpenAI LP employees Greg Brockman (Chairman & President), Ilya Sutskever (Chief Scientist), and Sam Altman (CEO), and non-employees Adam D’Angelo, Reid Hoffman, Will Hurd, Tasha McCauley, Helen Toner, and Shivon Zilis. > Our investors include Microsoft, Reid Hoffman’s charitable foundation, and Khosla Ventures. Also, [2] is interesting reading. It's not official (the author writes "views expressed are my own"), but it's written by a researcher at OpenAI and was reviewed by people on the board of directors. [1] https://openai.com/about/ https://openai.com/about/ [2] https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/3S4nyoNEEuvNsbXt8/common-misconceptions-about-openai https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/3S4nyoNEEuvNsbXt8/common-mis...
- O__________O 4y agoThanks, no idea how I missed reviewing the about page — and the recent post on LessWrong was interesting too; in fact, resubmitted it on HN, since I am curious what others make of it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32906726 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32906726