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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Why is OpenAI planning to become a for-profit business and does it matter?

A phone with the ChatGPT logo in front of a screen showing OpenAI
OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, was initially founded as a non-profit in 2015. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

OpenAI, the developer of the groundbreaking ChatGPT chatbot, is preparing to overhaul its corporate structure and become a for-profit business.

The startup’s chief executive, Sam Altman, acknowledged on Thursday that it was “not a normal company” after another surprising development at OpenAI this week when its its chief technology officer, Mira Murati, resigned. Her departure was quickly followed by the announcement that two other executives had quit.

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