On August 4, local time, a coalition of non-governmental organizations penned an open letter to OpenAI, urging greater transparency regarding its restructuring initiatives. This letter, spearheaded by Encode, The Midas Project, EyesOnOpenAI, and the California Nonprofit Alliance, among others, garnered support from four Nobel laureates and numerous prominent individuals and organizations, including Geoffrey Hinton, often hailed as the "AI Pioneer," and Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum. The letter voices profound concern that OpenAI may deprioritize its non-profit mission in favor of profit-seeking endeavors, demanding detailed insights into its restructuring plans and clarity on whether it will continue to uphold its charitable mission and maintain non-profit governance.
