San Francisco Foundation, along with coalition co-chair LatinoProsperity and more than 50 other organizations, filed an administrative petition with the office of California Attorney General Rob Bonta requesting his intervention in OpenAI’s planned conversion from nonprofit to for-profit status.
Read news coverage of the petition below:
Los Angeles Times: OpenAI says its nonprofit will remain in control of its for-profit business
OpenAI received pushback on its transition plans from Meta and some philanthropic leaders, including the San Francisco Foundation, who raised concerns with the state attorney general’s office. […] On Monday, San Francisco Foundation said it continues to hold concerns about OpenAI’s transition.
“While we are glad to see that OpenAI is responding to the questions that have been raised about their proposed restructuring, its announcement today doesn’t address the fundamental problem at issue: the independence from profit-seeking of the OpenAI nonprofit,” Fred Blackwell, CEO of the San Francisco Foundation, said in a statement.
Politico: OpenAI will continue to be controlled by nonprofit amid restructuring scrutiny
“OpenAI announced […] it has updated its restructuring plan to keep its for-profit arm under the control of its nonprofit parent organization, amid escalating scrutiny.”
AP News: OpenAI reverses course and says its nonprofit will continue to control its business
A coalition of California-based charities […] renewed its call for California’s attorney general to investigate and questioned whether OpenAI’s planned new business structure would carry out its charitable mission.
“If OpenAI is truly committed to benefiting humanity, it should transfer its charitable assets over to an independent public trust completely separate from any for-profit interests,” said a statement from Fred Blackwell, CEO of the San Francisco Foundation.
KQED: Calls Grow for OpenAI to Make Good on Its Promises to Serve Public Good
“More than 50 California labor and nonprofit organizations are asking Attorney General Rob Bonta to make sure OpenAI properly accounts for the public good as it seeks to transition from a nonprofit to a for-profit company.”
Politico: California is nudged into the ring between Musk and Altman
“‘This isn’t about trying to stop the conversion of nonprofit to for-profit,’ Fred Blackwell, the CEO of the San Francisco Foundation, told California Decoded. ‘It’s really purely about making sure the assets that were accumulated for the public good stay that way.’”
Los Angeles Times: Coalition urges California attorney general to halt OpenAI’s for-profit restructuring
Bloomberg News: Block OpenAI For-Profit Conversion, California Petitioners Urge
The Verge: A new petition against OpenAI has been filed to the California AG
Engadget: Labor and nonprofit coalition calls on California AG to stop OpenAI from going for-profit
AI Supremacy: “You Can’t Just Abandon Your Purpose:” OpenAI’s Nonprofit Conversion Faces Mounting Challenges
