OpenAI Is Now Everything It Promised Not to Be

3/3/2023

This article discusses the transformation of OpenAI, a prominent artificial intelligence research organization, into a corporate entity that is closed source and for-profit. OpenAI was originally founded with the goal of ensuring artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity. However, the article highlights concerns raised by the shift in OpenAI's approach, which now involves raising large sums of capital and operating within a more traditional corporate model. The article explores the implications of this change, including worries about the potential concentration of power, lack of transparency, and limited accessibility of AI technologies developed by OpenAI. The author examines the varying perspectives on OpenAI's evolution and presents a nuanced view of the challenges and potential consequences associated with this corporate transformation.

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