CNBC's Kate Rooney joins 'Money Movers' to discuss OpenAI's for-profit plans.
Artificial intelligence (AI) startup OpenAI said Friday it needs to raise more money than expected to meet its goals, and laid out plans for transitioning toward a for-profit structure.
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OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has laid out its plans to become a for-profit company. In a blog post, the board of directors writes that with rivals ramping up their own AI investments, OpenAI will "need to raise more capital than we'd imagined.
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In a blog post Friday, OpenAI laid out its early plans for converting into a for-profit company. OpenAI said its existing for-profit division will become a public benefit corporation, or PBC, "with ordinary shares of stock.
Technology giants are facing a £70 million annual bill to foot the cost of new internet safety laws in the UK. A new levy, under consideration by regulator Ofcom, would see companies' global revenue pay for the extra costs of enforcing the Online Safety Act.
OpenAI and Microsoft have an internal definition for AGI, per The Information. The two companies agreed to define AGI as a system that can generate $100 billion in profits.
OpenAI is reportedly planning to become a for-profit company and is discussing the details of that transition with major investor Microsoft. According to a Thursday (Dec. 26) report from The Information, the two companies have been in talks since October about how to restructure the artificial intelligence (AI) firm.
Microsoft shares are in focus as the tech giant reportedly weighs its ongoing multibillion-dollar investment and partnership with OpenAI as the ChatGPT maker shifts to a for-profit business model, according to reporting from The Information. About Yahoo Finance: Yahoo Finance provides free stock ticker data, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, comprehensive market data, advanced tools, and more information to help you manage your financial life.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) remains important to Bill Gates as it retains the largest position in his Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation portfolio, one of the world's largest philanthropic organizations.
This article gives investors a better understanding of the science underpinning OpenAI's groundbreaking new "o" series reasoning models. Microsoft will be the main beneficiary of OpenAI's breakthroughs among the hyperscalers. Microsoft's ability to integrate OpenAI's models into its cloud and enterprise products will give Microsoft a major advantage.