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Is OpenAI a charity?
OpenAI started as a non-profit in 2015, aiming to develop AI safely for humanity's benefit. However, it restructured in 2019, creating a 'capped-profit' subsidiary to attract investment for its expensive research. The original non-profit board still controls the capped-profit entity, but this shift has led to questions about its founding mission, especially with the current lawsuit over AI safety.
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