OpenAI is a company that many may identify with a non-profit organization that deals with the development of artificial intelligence. However, this association may have been outdated for some time due to a number of new circumstances that have emerged around this company.
One of the reasons for this state of affairs is the close operation and integration with Microsoft, which has recently been willing to provide money to finance Altman’s company. Of course, this was dictated by the desire to later capitalize the profits that the artificial intelligence entity will generate.
It turns out, however, that such a turn towards more commercial activities is not to the taste of large industry players. It turns out that Mark Zuckerberg joined Elon Musk. You could say that this is getting serious. 
Elon Musk i Mark Zuckerberg contra OpenAI
The fact that Elon Musk has been criticizing OpenAI’s activities for years does not surprise anyone anymore. The billionaire accuses the organization of deviating from its original assumptions and striving for complete commercialization of its activities. For years, however, he had been completely alone in this matter. No influential person shared the concerns of the owner of Tesla and SpaceX.
Now, however, this is changing, because Meta, Mark Zuckerberg’s company, has also decided to appeal to block the OpenAI transformation process. The tech giant says the company’s transformation from nonprofit to fully commercial sets a “dangerous precedent.” What exactly are we talking about?
Mainly that based on this, other companies would use the non-profit status to ultimately avoid certain liabilities, or at least until they reach profitability. This, of course, would create a great advantage for investors in such companies, and at the same time it would threaten a certain balance in Silicon Valley as a whole.
OpenAI’s conduct could have sudden and gigantic consequences for Silicon Valley. If OpenAI’s new business model is correct, nonprofit investors would receive the same returns as those who conventionally invest in for-profit companies, while also benefiting from tax deductions granted by the government.
Of course, OpenAI denies these allegations. Company management board member Bret Taylor emphasizes that even if the transformation is successful, the non-profit branch will ultimately be retained. Additionally, she is to have full ownership of shares in that part of the company that is focused on profit. This is to ensure that the company will continue to finance the development of AI that is intended to serve humanity, not just the needs of investors.
The case goes to court
The current situation shows that the atmosphere in Silicon Valley is getting thicker and not everyone is happy with the tightening bond between OpenAI, investors and Microsoft. Musk’s dispute with Altman’s company was one of the stages, now we can say that we have entered its next stage, where a completely new entity joins the case.
In principle, this approach should not be surprising. After all, we are talking about high stakes, because the game is not only about great profits, but also about supremacy. If OpenAI defends itself, we may witness a real revolution, and there will only be more companies like Altman.
