OpenAI

Extracted Attributes

• Type

  Artificial intelligence organization

• Founded

  2015-12-08

• Mission

  Develop safe and beneficial artificial general intelligence (AGI) that benefits humanity as a whole, defined as highly autonomous systems that outperform humans at most economically valuable work.

• Employees

  375

• Headquarters

  San Francisco, California, United States

• Key Products

  GPT family (large language models), DALL-E series (text-to-image models), Sora (text-to-video model), ChatGPT (generative AI model), OpenAI Gym (Python toolkit for reinforcement learning)

• Microsoft's Stake

  49% of OpenAI Global, LLC's profits, capped at 10x their investment

• Initial Funding Pledged

  US$1 billion

• Cloud Computing Provider

  Microsoft Azure

• Organizational Structure

  Non-profit OpenAI, Inc. (parent company) with for-profit subsidiaries including OpenAI Holdings, LLC and OpenAI Global, LLC.

• Total Investment from Microsoft

  US$13 billion

Timeline

• OpenAI is founded by Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Ilya Sutskever, Greg Brockman, and others, with an initial pledge of US$1 billion in capital. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Wikidata, DBPedia, Web Search)

  2015-12-08

• OpenAI releases OpenAI Gym, a Python toolkit for designing reinforcement learning algorithms. (Source: Web Search)

  2016

• Elon Musk resigns from OpenAI's board of directors but continues to be a donor. (Source: Summary, DBPedia)

  2018-02

• OpenAI LP receives a US$1 billion investment from Microsoft. (Source: Summary, DBPedia)

  2019

• OpenAI releases ChatGPT, which significantly boosts widespread interest in generative AI. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2022-11

• Sam Altman is briefly removed as CEO by the board but is reinstated five days later following a reconstruction of the board. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2023-11

• OpenAI faces multiple lawsuits for alleged copyright infringement related to the data used to train its products. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2023-2024

• Approximately half of OpenAI's AI safety researchers depart, citing concerns about the company's role in industry-wide issues. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)

  2024

OpenAI

OpenAI, Inc. is an American artificial intelligence (AI) organization founded in December 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It aims to develop "safe and beneficial" artificial general intelligence (AGI), which it defines as "highly autonomous systems that outperform humans at most economically valuable work". As a leading organization in the ongoing AI boom, OpenAI is known for the GPT family of large language models, the DALL-E series of text-to-image models, and a text-to-video model named Sora. Its release of ChatGPT in November 2022 has been credited with catalyzing widespread interest in generative AI. The organization has a complex corporate structure. As of April 2025, it is led by the non-profit OpenAI, Inc., registered in Delaware, and has multiple for-profit subsidiaries including OpenAI Holdings, LLC and OpenAI Global, LLC. Microsoft has invested US$13 billion in OpenAI, and is entitled to 49% of OpenAI Global, LLC's profits, capped at an estimated 10x their investment. Microsoft also provides computing resources to OpenAI through its cloud platform, Microsoft Azure. In 2023 and 2024, OpenAI faced multiple lawsuits for alleged copyright infringement against authors and media companies whose work was used to train some of OpenAI's products. In November 2023, OpenAI's board removed Sam Altman as CEO, citing a lack of confidence in him, but reinstated him five days later following a reconstruction of the board. Throughout 2024, roughly half of then-employed AI safety researchers left OpenAI, citing the company's prominent role in an industry-wide problem.

Web Search Results

• OpenAI | ChatGPT, Sam Altman, Microsoft, & History - Britannica

  OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization consisting of two entities: OpenAI Inc., a nonprofit research segment, and OpenAI Global LLC, a for-profit subsidiary established to commercialize its AI technologies and applications. It was founded in 2015 by a consortium of researchers, scientists, and entrepreneurs; among the more notable founders are Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Peter Thiel, and Elon Musk. [...] OpenAI was founded in December 2015 as a nonprofit organization dedicated to researching and advancing AI technology. Founded by a consortium of technologists and entrepreneurs, its key leadership included Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, and Elon Musk. Other investors were entrepreneur Peter Thiel and business entities such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Infosys, and YC Research. These early commitments allowed OpenAI to begin with a $1 billion war chest to fund its research and [...] Although the company was relatively new, OpenAI’s funding commitment gave it the remarkable ability to offer competitive salaries to attract and retain top AI talent from Silicon Valley and beyond. In just a few years’ time, OpenAI’s research and experimentation led to the accelerated development of innovations and products in the AI space, starting with its 2016 release of OpenAI Gym—a Python toolkit for designing “reinforcement learning” algorithms.

• What is OpenAI? | Moveworks

  OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research laboratory. Established in December 2015, OpenAI is dedicated to advancing artificial general intelligence (AGI) in a safe and beneficial manner. The organization was founded by a group of influential tech visionaries, including Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, John Schulman, and Wojciech Zaremba, among others. [...] OpenAI's mission revolves around ensuring that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. It actively promotes the development and deployment of AI systems that prioritize safety, fairness, and transparency. The organization conducts cutting-edge research in machine learning, deep learning, reinforcement learning, and related fields, with the goal of pushing the boundaries of AI capabilities while addressing ethical concerns. [...] OpenAI matters for companies for several reasons. Firstly, the cutting-edge research conducted by OpenAI contributes to advancements in AI technology that can be leveraged by businesses. The organization's work in natural language processing, computer vision, and other domains can provide valuable tools and insights for companies looking to enhance their products and services through AI.

• OpenAI - Wikipedia

  OpenAI, Inc. is an American artificial intelligence (AI) organization founded in December 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It aims to develop "safe and beneficial" artificial general intelligence (AGI), which it defines as "highly autonomous systems that outperform humans at most economically valuable work".( As a leading organization in the ongoing AI boom,( OpenAI is known for the GPT family of large language models, the DALL-E series of text-to-image models, and a [...] In December 2015, OpenAI was founded by Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Ilya Sutskever, Greg Brockman, Trevor Blackwell, Vicki Cheung, Andrej Karpathy, Durk Kingma, John Schulman, Pamela Vagata, and Wojciech Zaremba, with Sam Altman and Elon Musk as the co-chairs.( A total of $1 billion in capital was pledged by Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Elon Musk, Reid Hoffman, Jessica Livingston, Peter Thiel, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Infosys, and YC Research.( The actual collected total amount of contributions was [...] According to OpenAI's charter, its founding mission is "to ensure that artificial general intelligence (AGI)—by which we mean highly autonomous systems that outperform humans at most economically valuable work—benefits all of humanity."(

• The History of OpenAI - MarTech Alliance

  Sarah O'Neill | 2 May, 2023 OpenAI is an AI research lab with a unique mission: to promote and develop AI that is friendly to humanity. Yes, that's right. Friendly. No robot revolutions here...yet. NEW | Certificate: AI Marketing Course this November Image 17: Copy of Copy of cloud stats (3).gif?width=600&height=400&name=Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%20cloud%20stats%20(3).gif) [...] In the fateful month of December 2015, a group of tech titans including Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Reid Hoffman, Jessica Livingston, Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Infosys, and YC Research banded together to form OpenAI. With a jaw-dropping pledge of over $1 billion to the venture, the organisation made a bold statement about its commitment to advancing the field of AI in a way that benefits humanity as a whole. [...] Increased Focus on Sustainability and Energy EfficiencyOpenAI invests in developing more energy-efficient AI models, addressing concerns over the environmental impact of large-scale AI systems. AI for Edge Computing and Autonomous SystemsOpenAI makes strides in AI-powered edge computing, enabling faster, decentralized AI applications in IoT, smart devices, and autonomous systems.

• Quick Essay: A Short History of OpenAI

  OpenAI was initially founded in 2015 by Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Ilya Sutskever and Greg Brockman as a non-profit organization with the stated goal to “advance digital intelligence in the way that is most likely to benefit humanity as a whole.” The company assembled a team of the best researchers in the field of AI to pursue the goal of building AGI in a safe way.

• Country

  United States

• Founder

  Elon Musk

• Employees

  375

• Instance Of

  Q18388277

• Notable Work

  OpenAI Five

• Headquarters

  San Francisco

• Inception Date

  12/8/2015

OpenAI is an artificial intelligence (AI) research laboratory consisting of the for-profit corporation OpenAI LP and its parent company, the non-profit OpenAI Inc. The company, considered a competitor to DeepMind, conducts research in the field of AI with the stated goal of promoting and developing friendly AI in a way that benefits humanity as a whole. The organization was founded in San Francisco in late 2015 by Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and others, who collectively pledged US$1 billion. Musk resigned from the board in February 2018 but remained a donor. In 2019, OpenAI LP received a US$1 billion investment from Microsoft.