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OpenAI Execs Mass Quit as Company Removes Control From Non-Profit Board and Hands It to Sam Altman (futurism.com)

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[–] JustARaccoon@lemmy.world 134 points 1 month ago (21 children)

I'm confused, how can a company that's gained numerous advantages from being non-profit just switch to a for-profit model? Weren't a lot of the advantages (like access to data and scraping) given with the stipulation that it's for a non-profit? This sounds like it should be illegal to my brain

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 43 points 1 month ago

I’m confused, how can a company that’s gained numerous advantages from being non-profit just switch to a for-profit model

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