Sure, but there's no research to be done without money for compute and salaries for researchers, which is the entire reason the for-profit company was spun out

Sure, but there's no research to be done without money for compute and salaries for researchers, which is the entire reason the for-profit company was spun out underneath the non-profit — they needed money. And who would give OpenAI money right now, given that the board ousted the popular CEO in a coup without consulting or even notifying investors?