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GUEST ESSAY
OpenAI Could Be a Force for Good if It Can
Answer These Questions First
Oct. 14, 2024, 5:04 a.m. ET
By Andrew Kassoy
Mr. Kassoy is a co-founder and co-chair of B Lab, the nonprofit that oversees B Corp certification and helped write
and advocate benefit corporation legislation.
OpenAI is now worth as much as Goldman Sachs or AT&T. The artificial
intelligence start-up behind ChatGPT has also said it intends to shed its status as a
nonprofit to become a for-profit business within two years. Outside experts and
OpenAI employees have expressed concern that as a result, the company will shy
away from its founding purpose — to build safe A.I. to “benefit all of humanity” —
in favor of earning profits for investors.
Artificial intelligence may be the most consequential technological advance in our
lifetime, and OpenAI is unique in the breadth of its potential impact. Its product
could displace workers in far-flung industries, from customer service to radiology
to film production. Its work is so energy-hungry that it could knock off track the
planet’s progress on climate change.
I’m not a defense expert or a science-fiction writer, but it’s clear the effect it will
have on our democracy, national security and privacy will be profound. That means
how we structure the business of A.I. is a decision that carries great significance.
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