OpenAI converts to public benefit corporation, clearing way for future IPO

As OpenAI still faces more than a dozen copyright lawsuits, it has finalized its conversion into a for-profit public benefit corporation in which a nonprofit, the OpenAI Foundation holds a $130 billion equity stake. OpenAI Board of Directors Chair Bret Taylor explained the structure: OpenAI was founded in 2015 as a nonprofit; its mission is … Continue reading OpenAI converts to public benefit corporation, clearing way for future IPO