Talk:OpenAI

Stated goals
The article starts with the stated goals of OpenAI. I think that should be replaced with what the company actually does. PhotographyEdits (talk) 08:42, 13 June 2024 (UTC)


 * The aim to build AGI is pretty unusual yet central to the company, and the term "safe and beneficial" is appropriately quoted. So in my opinion, it's not really a problem, but I don't know what other contributors think. Alenoach (talk) 15:29, 23 June 2024 (UTC)
 * It is worth noting that the mission is not to build AGI, though I agree that the company currently aims to do so.
 * The charter blog post says:
 * > OpenAI’s 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. We will attempt to directly build safe and beneficial AGI, but will also consider our mission fulfilled if our work aids others to achieve this outcome.
 * (I have edited the page to fix this.) Rgreenblatt1 (talk) 18:21, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

The lead may need to be reworked
There are still a few potential issues with the lead in my opinion: Alenoach (talk) 22:37, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
 * 1) The removal and reinstatement of Altman deserves a sentence, but probably not a full paragraph. Currently, it occupies the third paragraph, and it is partially outdated.
 * 2) Repetition of "AI boom" in the first paragraph.
 * 3) The second paragraph contains information that a lot of readers may not be interested in and might even consider a bit boring, such as the name of cofounders that are not very well known. I'm not sure, but perhaps these details are not important enough to be in the lead.


 * I think that the average person that just reads the lead doesn't really need to know each member of OpenAI's board, and sentences like "The new initial board included former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor as chairman." in the lead may not even help the average reader understand what OpenAI is, especially if you don't know the mentioned person. We should probably rethink what's the essential information to provide in this lead for a general audience.
 * But I would appreciate some feedback to know what other contributors think, before making significant modifications. Alenoach (talk) 02:41, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Some ideas for what to mention in the third paragraph:
 * resignations based on safety practices
 * copyright controversy and lawsuits
 * Nakasone and Microsoft on the board
 * new partnerships
 * WeyerStudentOfAgrippa (talk) 13:06, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Sorry for responding late. Your modifications on the third paragraph seem fine. It may indeed also make sense to have a brief mention of the resignations based on safety practices, and in the 2nd paragraph a mention of the partnership with Apple.
 * Also, I propose to replace the sentence "Microsoft provided OpenAI Global, LLC with a US$1 billion investment in 2019 and a $10 billion investment in 2023, with a significant portion of the investment in the form of computational resources on Microsoft's Azure cloud service." by the sentences: "Microsoft owns 49% of OpenAI Global, LLC, having invested US$13 billion. It also provides computing resources to OpenAI through its Microsoft Azure cloud platform."
 * I also think that the first paragraph should mention DALL-E, Sora, and the term "generative AI". Alenoach (talk) 03:59, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
 * @Alenoach Agree. The lead section is too detailed, and there's a lot of content in the article not summarized. The list of founders could be moved out of the lead section. The third paragraph is too detailed and could be reduced.  The last sentence of the first paragraph could focus on ChatGPT or other notable products. WeyerStudentOfAgrippa (talk) 12:21, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Observer board seats
Quick searching indicates that both Microsoft and Apple have declined observer seats on OpenAI's board. This may be worth discussion in the article body, but without that I don't think it belongs in the lead section. WeyerStudentOfAgrippa (talk) 12:21, 10 July 2024 (UTC)


 * For example, this Reuters article notes "regulatory scrutiny":
 * https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-ditches-openai-board-observer-seat-amid-regulatory-scrutiny-2024-07-10/
 * WeyerStudentOfAgrippa (talk) 12:26, 10 July 2024 (UTC)