Open AI

Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, OpenAI is a leading AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity. Originally established as a non-profit organization, OpenAI has evolved into a unique capped-profit structure that balances commercial innovation with its core mission of developing AI safely and responsibly. Today, OpenAI is at the forefront of advancing breakthrough AI technologies while maintaining a steadfast commitment to building AGI that is safe, beneficial, and aligned with human values.

Who They Are

OpenAI was co-founded by figures including Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, and others with a vision of developing AGI in a way that prioritizes safety and broad distribution of benefits. Their leadership approach balances cutting-edge innovation with responsible development, emphasizing a collaborative research culture that publishes many of its findings. The company uniquely maintains a nonprofit board overseeing its mission while operating with a capped-profit structure that supports sustainable growth and attracts talent and investment. Their strategic priorities focus on advancing AI capabilities safely through iterative deployment, extensive feedback collection, and rigorous safety research.

What They Do

OpenAI develops foundational AI technologies and products that push the boundaries of artificial intelligence:

Large Language Models - Creates advanced AI models like GPT-4o, GPT-4 Turbo, and o-series (o1, o3) reasoning models that understand and generate human language with unprecedented capabilities.

Multimodal Intelligence - Develops models that seamlessly work across text, images, audio, and video, including DALL·E for image generation and Sora for text-to-video creation.

Research Leadership - Conducts pioneering AI research across areas including alignment, robustness, and interpretability to ensure AI systems are safe and beneficial.

Developer Platform - Offers APIs enabling businesses and developers to integrate OpenAI's models into custom applications and workflows.

Consumer Products - Delivers ChatGPT, a conversational AI assistant available through web, mobile, and voice interfaces that millions use worldwide.

Enterprise Solutions - Provides organization-level deployments with enhanced security, privacy, and customization for businesses.

Safety & Alignment - Leads research in AI alignment to ensure systems act according to human intentions and values.