Your voice has been heard. OpenAI has ‘heard from the Attorney Generals’ of Delaware and California, and as a result the OpenAI nonprofit will retain control of OpenAI under their new plan, and both companies will retain the original mission.

Technically they are not admitting that their original plan was illegal and one of the biggest thefts in human history, but that is how you should in practice interpret the line ‘we made the decision for the nonprofit to retain control of OpenAI after hearing from civic leaders and engaging in constructive dialogue with the offices of the Attorney General of Delaware and the Attorney General of California.’

Another possibility is that the nonprofit board finally woke up and looked at what was being proposed and how people were reacting, and realized what was going on.

The letter ‘not for private gain’ that was recently sent [...]

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Outline:

(01:08) The Mask Stays On?

(04:20) Your Offer is (In Principle) Acceptable

(08:32) The Skeptical Take

(15:14) Tragedy in the Bay

(17:04) The Spirit of the Rules

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First published:
May 7th, 2025

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/spAL6iywhDiPWm4HR/openai-claims-nonprofit-will-retain-nominal-control

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