The OpenAI Foundation said Wednesday it will commit an initial $250 million toward grants, research partnerships, and direct programs with the goal of helping workers and economies respond to disruption tied to artificial intelligence technologies.
The initiative marks the first major funding commitment by the nonprofit organization that controls OpenAI. The foundation said the funding will support labor-market research, programs for workers and communities facing near-term displacement, as well as projects examining ways to distribute economic gains from AI more broadly.
