Nobel Laureates and Ex-Employees Urge Authorities to Block OpenAI's For-Profit Restructuring
Summary
Over 30 individuals, including Nobel laureates and former OpenAI employees, urge authorities to block OpenAI's proposed for-profit restructuring, arguing it violates the company's original charitable mission, while OpenAI maintains it can still benefit humanity in this new model.
Key Points
- Over 30 individuals, including Nobel laureates and former OpenAI employees, submitted a letter urging authorities to block OpenAI's proposed restructuring to a for-profit entity, arguing it violates the company's original charitable mission.
- OpenAI says it can maintain its mission to benefit humanity as a for-profit entity, with its nonprofit arm playing a philanthropic role.
- Legal experts argue that if OpenAI's behavior is inconsistent with the law, the law should not be changed to match their behavior; instead, OpenAI's behavior should be changed to match the law.