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Jun 17, 2024

Altman explores converting OpenAI into PBC, as Microsoft execs agree

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  1. Altman explores converting OpenAI into PBC
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1. Altman explores converting OpenAI into PBC, as Microsoft execs agree

OpenAI’s legal structure.

  • xAI and Anthropic already are Public Benefit Corporations, which can have side goals other than just profits.

  • OpenAI board would have to agree, and the move would certainly attract the eyes of regulators and the IRS.

  • ā€œSome senior Microsoft executivesā€ have been pushing for the move for years. Today, Microsoft is only a board observer, having no voting power over OpenAI.

2. Snowden criticizes OpenAI for adding former NSA head to board

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4. AI VC fundraising on track to be stable in Q2, with seed slowing down

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