Plus, AI Safety Collaboration in Singapore.

In this edition: OpenAI claims an updated restructure plan would preserve nonprofit control; A global coalition meets in Singapore to propose a research agenda for AI safety.

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OpenAI Updates Restructure Plan

On May 5th, OpenAI announced a new restructure plan. The announcement walks back a December 2024 proposal that would have had OpenAI's nonprofit—which oversees the company's for-profit operations—sell its controlling shares to the for-profit side of the company. That plan drew sharp criticism from former employees and civil‑society groups and prompted a lawsuit from co‑founder Elon Musk, who argued OpenAI was abandoning its charitable mission.

OpenAI claims the new plan preserves nonprofit control, but is light on specifics. Like the original plan, OpenAI's new plan would have OpenAI Global LLC become a public‑benefit corporation (PBC). However, instead of the nonprofit selling its [...]

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(00:31) OpenAI Updates Restructure Plan

(03:19) AI Safety Collaboration in Singapore

(05:42) In Other News

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First published:
May 13th, 2025

Source:
https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/ai-safety-newsletter-54-openai-updates

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