Who Owns OpenAI? A Simple Guide to Its Complex Ownership Structure
Summary
An explanation of OpenAI's transition from a nonprofit to a capped-profit and Public Benefit Corporation, detailing the distribution of profit rights and governance control.
Key quotes
The nonprofit board makes all key decisions, unlike traditional companies.
Microsoft invested around $13.75 billion in OpenAI, but this huge investment doesn’t give them direct ownership.
The article details the separation between profit rights and governance at OpenAI, noting that a nonprofit board maintains control despite significant investments from Microsoft and others.