OpenAI is considering transitioning from a nonprofit into a for-profit company, and its deep-pocketed benefactor, Microsoft (MSFT), has a lot to gain if the ChatGPT developer gets the green light to act more like a startup.
“Anything that frees up OpenAI to focus on profit is likely to benefit Microsoft’s investment in the company,” said Sarah Kreps, director of the Tech Policy Institute in the Brooks School of Public Policy at Cornell University.
A reconfigured business structure would give…
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