Legal and Regulatory Actions
Former employees and over 50 organizations, including nonprofits and labor groups, have petitioned and Delaware Attorneys General to halt OpenAI's transition from a nonprofit to a for-profit model, citing concerns over accountability and public interest.
The California Attorney General's office is investigating OpenAI's plan to restructure, seeking clarity on asset transfers and the company's governance changes, emphasizing the protection of charitable assets.
Corporate and Public Response
OpenAI asserts that the restructuring aims to ensure broader public benefit from AI, maintaining a nonprofit arm alongside its new for-profit public benefit corporation structure.
Critics, including Nobel Prize winners and AI pioneers, express skepticism about OpenAI's commitment to its original mission, fearing the shift prioritizes investor profits over the global benefit of AI.