December 30, 2024:
Nonprofit Joins Musk to Halt OpenAIs Profit Shift - Encode, a nonprofit organization, has joined Elon Musk in opposing OpenAI's transition to a for-profit structure by filing an amicus brief. They argue that the change undermines OpenAI's mission of safe, public-benefit AI development. The shift to a Public Benefit Corporation has sparked concerns from AI pioneers like Geoffrey Hinton.
OpenAI plans to proceed with the transition despite Musk's legal challenge, dismissing the complaints as baseless. Meta supports efforts to block the conversion, fearing disruptive implications for Silicon Valley. Encode warns that OpenAI's focus on safety could diminish under the new structure.
