OpenAI has begun early talks with the California attorney general’s office over the process to switch from a non-profit to a for-profit structure.
OpenAI holds valuable intellectual property, which adds complexity to the transition as California law requires assigned value of nonprofit assets to be distributed to charity.
OpenAI plans to maintain a non-profit arm holding a minority stake in the company while transitioning to a for-profit structure.
Executive departures and tensions between the for-profit subsidiary and nonprofit oversight board have surrounded OpenAI's transition plans.