[ExI] OpenAI

[Stuart LaForge]

Quoting Dave S via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>:

> From Wikipedia:
>
> OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence (AI) research  
> laboratory consisting of the for-profit corporation OpenAI LP and  
> its parent company, the non-profit OpenAI Inc.
>
> What's the idea behind the for-profit corp under the non-profit  
> corp? The LP can take in huge profits but it's controlled by the Inc?
>

According to ChatGPT:

<SL> Who are the partners in OpenAI LP?

<ChatGPT> OpenAI LP (Limited Partnership) is a research company  
co-founded by Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever,  
Wojciech Zaremba and John Schulman in December 2015.

The partnership aims to develop and promote friendly AI in a way that  
benefits humanity as a whole. They have a team of researchers and  
engineers working on developing advanced AI models and technologies,  
as well as promoting best practices for the safe and responsible use  
of AI.

OpenAI LP has partnerships with a number of companies and  
organizations in the technology and research fields, such as  
Microsoft, IBM and Google among others, to advance their research and  
development of AI technology, as well as to facilitate its integration  
into various industries.

The organization also has a non-profit arm called OpenAI Inc that  
focuses on research and development of AI technologies and its impact  
on society.


<SL> Which OpenAI organization is the parent company?

<ChatGPT> OpenAI LP (Limited Partnership) is the parent company of the  
OpenAI organization. OpenAI LP is a for-profit research company that  
is focused on developing advanced AI models and technologies, as well  
as promoting best practices for the safe and responsible use of AI.

OpenAI LP was founded in December 2015 by Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Greg  
Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, Wojciech Zaremba, and John Schulman with the  
goal of developing and promoting friendly AI in a way that benefits  
humanity as a whole.

The organization also has a non-profit arm called OpenAI Inc that  
focuses on research and development of AI technologies and its impact  
on society. While OpenAI LP is a for-profit organization, the  
company's goal is to ensure the safe and beneficial use of AI, and not  
just to generate profit. OpenAI LP funds OpenAI Inc and other research  
and development activities to achieve its goals.
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Seems legit to me. Do the research non-profit, then implement it for profit.


Stuart LaForge