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Re:Musk sues Altman seeking a return to open source and non-... by whimsicalism on Friday March 01, 2024 @11:37AM (#39563474)
The key thing is that the original OAI has no investors and they are not returning profits to people who put in a capital stake.

It is totally fine and common for non profits to sell things and reinvest as capital.

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Re:Musk sues Altman seeking a return to open source and non-... by permo-w on Friday March 01, 2024 @12:26PM (#39564138)
the key thing is that now OpenAI has something of value, they're doing everything they possibly can to benefit private individuals and corporations, i.e. Sam Altman and Microsoft, rather than the public good, which is the express purpose of a non-profit
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