OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization founded in December 2015, researching artificial intelligence with the goal of developing "safe and beneficial" artificial general intelligence, which it defines as "highly autonomous systems that outperform humans at most economically valuable work."[4] As one of the leading organizations of the AI boom,[5][6][7] it has developed several large language models, advanced image generation models, and previously, released open-source models.[8][9] Its release of ChatGPT has been credited with starting the AI boom.[10]
On November 17, 2023, the board removed Altman as CEO, while Brockman was removed as chairman and then resigned as president. Four days later, both returned after negotiations with the board, and most of the board members resigned. The new initial board included former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor as chairman.[19] It was also announced that Microsoft will have a non-voting board seat.[20]
^ abWoo, Erin; Efrati, Amir (May 4, 2023). "OpenAI's Losses Doubled to $540 Million as It Developed ChatGPT". The Information. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023. In 2022, by comparison, revenue was just $28 million, mainly from selling access to its AI software... OpenAI's losses roughly doubled to around $540 million last year as it developed ChatGPT...
^Frank, Michael (September 22, 2023). "US Leadership in Artificial Intelligence Can Shape the 21st Century Global Order". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023. Instead, the United States has developed a new area of dominance that the rest of the world views with a mixture of awe, envy, and resentment: artificial intelligence... From AI models and research to cloud computing and venture capital, U.S. companies, universities, and research labs – and their affiliates in allied countries – appear to have an enormous lead in both developing cutting-edge AI and commercializing it. The value of U.S. venture capital investments in AI start-ups exceeds that of the rest of the world combined.