openai (the brand) has complex corporate structure with split for profit non profit entities and afaik the details are private. It would appear that the statement “Sam didn’t take equity in OAI” has been PR engineered based on technicalities related to this shadow structure. Normally I wouldn’t spread FUD like this but there are $billions on the line, OAI clearly is trying to operate from the shadows and it’s the most powerful people in the world we’re talking about.