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OpenAI is nearly free from its do-gooder shackles

The company is just like the rest of Silicon Valley, after all.

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OpenAI’s non-profit board moved dramatically last November to oust chief executive officer Sam Altman.

OpenAI’s non-profit board moved dramatically last November to oust chief executive officer Sam Altman.

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“OpenAI is a non-profit artificial intelligence research company. Our goal is to advance digital intelligence in the way that is most likely to benefit humanity as a whole, unconstrained by a need to generate financial return. Since our research is free from financial obligations, we can better focus on a positive human impact.”

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