OpenAI was a research lab — now it’s just another tech company
by Kylie Robison from The Verge - All Posts on (#6R2K4)
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OpenAI launched with a famously altruistic mission: to help humanity by developing artificial general intelligence. But along the way, it became one of the best-funded companies in Silicon Valley. Now, the tension between those two facts is coming to a head.
Weeks after releasing a new model it claims can reason," OpenAI is barreling toward dropping its nonprofit status, some of its most senior employees are leaving, and CEO Sam Altman - who was once briefly ousted over apparent trust concerns - is solidifying his position as one of the most powerful people in tech.
On Wednesday, OpenAI's longtime chief technology officer, Mira Murati, announced she's leaving...