OpenAI was founded as a nonprofit with a bold promise: build Artificial General Intelligence that benefits humanity — not shareholders.

But AI costs money. A LOT of coins!

In Episode 6 of Philanthropy N The Black, “Space Age Pimpin. . . OpenAI, Elon & Nonprofits,” we unpack how OpenAI evolved from a mission-driven nonprofit into a billion-dollar Public Benefit Corporation backed by massive corporate investment.

We breakdown:

• Why OpenAI created a for-profit subsidiary
• Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI
•  How nonprofits use for-profit entities
• The ethical tension between mission and money

This episode explores the collision of nonprofit governance, artificial intelligence, corporate power, and the future of public trust in innovation.

Because this isn’t just about AI.

It’s about what happens when a nonprofit creates something worth a trillion dollars.

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