EA Forum Podcast (All audio) “Emergency pod: Don’t believe OpenAI’s ‘nonprofit’ spin (with Tyler Whitmer)” by 80000_Hours
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Episode summary
There's memes out there in the press that this was a big shift. I don’t think [that's] the right way to be thinking about this situation…
You’re taking the attorneys general out of their oversight position and replacing them with shareholders who may or may not have any power. …
There's still a lot of work to be done — and I think that work needs to be done by the board, and it needs to be done by the AGs, and it needs to be done by the public advocates.
— Tyler Whitmer
OpenAI's recent announcement that its nonprofit would “retain control” of its for-profit business sounds reassuring. But this seemingly major [...]
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First published:
May 15th, 2025
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