OpenAI Is No Longer a 'Non-Profit' Organization

OpenAI has quietly modified the mission statement in its IRS 990 form.

Before: "Building AI that is safe for humanity and unconstrained by the necessity of financial return."

Now: The words "safe" and "unconstrained by financial motivations" have been removed.

This is no small matter.

OpenClaw Acquisition: Offense Instead of Defense

"Orchestration is becoming the real differentiator." — @agenticmind

OpenAI acquired OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger. This isn't just an acqui-hire. OpenClaw is core technology for real-time AI interaction—ultra-low latency control loops.

Anthropic threatened to sue OpenClaw over trademark issues. OpenAI directly invited the founder to join.

★ One used legal pressure, the other used open welcome. The result is that Anthropic alienated the community, and OpenAI gained talent and an ecosystem.

Microsoft's Dissatisfaction

"OpenAI's innovation capabilities are no longer world-class, no wonder Microsoft is dissatisfied." — @zhortin295096

Japanese media reports are direct. Microsoft is starting to be dissatisfied with OpenAI's decisions—especially the abandonment of GPT-4o and the strong push for GPT-5.2.

This explains a lot. When your biggest investor has opinions about your product strategy, you might need to reconsider.

India's Data Reality

"India has shared more data with OpenAI than the US. The Global South's data trains expensive AI products. It's time for India to build its own models." — Amitabh Kant

At the India AI Summit, Sam Altman and Sundar Pichai were the main characters. But the statements of Indian officials were more interesting: they realized that their data is being used to train expensive AI products, but they do not control the value themselves.

This is colonialism 2.0—data colonialism.

Ads Are Coming

ChatGPT is starting to test ads.

"The arrival of ads in ChatGPT is not a minor detail: it introduces external incentives into a cognitive interface based on trust. You don't need to manipulate answers to erode trust. Suspicion is enough." — Oscar San Emeterio

When your AI assistant starts showing ads, users will ask: Is this answer objective, or is it what the sponsor likes?

★ Once trust is questioned, it's hard to restore.

Bottom Line

OpenAI is transitioning from a research lab to a regular big tech company. Removing "safe" and "non-profit" from the mission statement is just a formal acknowledgment of reality.

This isn't necessarily a bad thing. But stop saying "OpenAI is different from other tech companies." It is a tech company.