"This is just absolutely wonderful news, and I really feel like we are watching history in the making,"
"to advance digital intelligence in the way that is most likely to benefit humanity as a whole, unconstrained by a need to generate financial return."
"Ten years ago, OpenAI started with a fairly legitimate scientific question and had a social conscious focus,"
"Now we have a for-profit company that has completely shared any responsibility for social benefit and has basically embraced that"
OpenAI launched in December 2015 with high-profile founders, strong funding, and a mission to advance digital intelligence for humanity without profit constraints. Early community reaction was enthusiastic, and key hires joined after planning meetings earlier that year. Rapid product developments, including ChatGPT, transformed public impact and corporate fortunes. The organization faced governance and leadership turmoil, including a 2023 CEO ousting. Founding nonprofit structures and social-purpose commitments shifted over time as the organization adopted for-profit practices. Critics argue that responsibility for social benefit has been diffused as commercial priorities and market influence expanded.
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