Mehta sent a letter to California’s attorney general Thursday asking it to block OpenAI’s transformation into a for-profit company, a move that Mehta said was “wrong” and that “conceptually similar startups “This could lead to a rapid increase in the number of venture companies.” Be charitable until you see a potential profit. ” Meta Platforms’ letter to Attorney General Rob Bonta, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, follows an injunction filed by Elon Musk in late November that also sought to block OpenAI’s conversion. It was issued.
In a letter published in full by The Verge, Meta said that while OpenAI was able to raise billions of dollars from investors under its original nonprofit mission, it is now “devoted to achieving its goals.” We want to change that position while retaining all the advantages that made it possible.” That’s today’s point. “OpenAI should not be allowed to ignore the law by taking assets it has built as a charity, reappropriating them, and using them for potentially huge private profits.” . The letter also asks the Attorney General to investigate OpenAI’s past conduct as a nonprofit organization. Engadget has reached out to OpenAI for comment.
Mehta’s letter also expresses support for Elon Musk and Siobhan Gillis, who are representing the public interest in Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI, which was reinstated in August. On Friday, OpenAI published a timeline citing emails and other communications from Elon Musk that reveal how Musk previously pushed OpenAI to become a commercial enterprise under his direction. I made it.
In a statement shared with The Verge in response to Meta’s letter, OpenAI board chair Brett Taylor said: It will strengthen your ability to pursue that mission and help you receive the full value of your current stake in for-profit OpenAI. ”
