{"id":47090,"date":"2025-05-05T23:45:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T23:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=47090"},"modified":"2025-05-05T23:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T23:45:08","slug":"openai-drops-for-profit-plans-in-major-victory-for-elon-musk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=47090","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI Drops For-Profit Plans in Major Victory for Elon Musk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_0015-1200x630.jpeg?resize=640%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1385758\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-facebook wp-image-1385758\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/img_0015-1200x630.jpeg?resize=640%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"336\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sam Altman \/ Ted Talk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OpenAI has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/ai\/openai-to-become-public-benefit-corporation-9e7896e0\">abandoned plans<\/a> to restructure as a for-profit entity in a major victory for Elon Musk.<\/p>\n<p>The decision means that the nonprofit board, the same one that briefly fired CEO Sam Altman in 2023, will stay in control of the organization.<\/p>\n<p>After Altman\u2019s sudden firing and return last year, the company announced plans to turn it from a public-benefit corporation to a for-profit entity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tgp-post-inline-1\">\n<div class=\"adcovery-postinline-01\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The decision represents a major victory for Elon Musk.<\/p>\n<p>Musk, who co-founded OpenAI with his own investment, strongly opposed the changes and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2024\/03\/elon-musk-files-suit-ai-giant-argues-tech\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=elon-musk-files-suit-ai-giant-argues-tech\">filed lawsuits<\/a> to block it from happening.<\/p>\n<p>He also led a group of investors in trying to buy the company and wrestle control from Altman.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"3cPJsMIcr1\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2025\/02\/just-group-investors-led-elon-musk-led-makes\/\">Group of Investors Led by Elon Musk Make a $97.4 BILLION Bid for OpenAI<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>OpenAI now says it won\u2019t go through with the changes after holding talks with leaders and officials in California and Delaware.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it just sets us up to be a more understandable structure,\u201d Altman said at a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is maybe less eventful than people were expecting.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wow.<\/p>\n<p>OpenAI couldn\u2019t convert to a for profit, will stay under non-profit control <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dZ3hUIFOog\">pic.twitter.com\/dZ3hUIFOog<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sheel Mohnot (@pitdesi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pitdesi\/status\/1919469736435351573?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Since its foundation in 2015, OpenAI has been controlled by a nonprofit board.<\/p>\n<p>When the company required more money, it created a for-profit arm that could take private investors, including Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p>However, investor profits were limited to 100 times what they put in and could even be cut to zero if the board decided it was necessary.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">4 facts about our structure:<\/p>\n<p>-OpenAI will continue to be controlled by the current nonprofit<\/p>\n<p>-Our existing for-profit will become a Public Benefit Corporation<\/p>\n<p>-Nonprofit will control &amp; be a significant owner of the PBC<\/p>\n<p>-Nonprofit &amp; PBC will continue to have the same mission<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OpenAI (@OpenAI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OpenAI\/status\/1919453165575143778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>With the new setup, the for-profit arm will return to being a public-benefit company, like some of OpenAI\u2019s rivals, including Musk\u2019s X.ai and Anthropic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Scam Altman is at it again<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 gorklon rust (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1910171944671916305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Altman added that the nonprofit could become one of the richest and most powerful organizations in the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt also means we can start deploying capital from the nonprofit very soon, which we\u2019re thrilled to do,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got a long list of things that we think will be very impactful.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"tgp-post-above-comments\">\n<div class=\"adcovery-postbelow-01\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2025\/05\/openai-drops-profit-plans-major-victory-elon-musk\/\">OpenAI Drops For-Profit Plans in Major Victory for Elon Musk<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/\">The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sam Altman \/ Ted Talk OpenAI has abandoned plans to restructure as a for-profit entity in a 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