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OpenAI
San Francisco, USA
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Ensuring AI benefits all of humanity.

About

OpenAI is an AI research company focused on developing safe, beneficial artificial intelligence. The organization conducts cutting-edge research in machine learning and publishes findings to advance the field of AI safety and capabilities.

The company is known for creating large language models including GPT series and ChatGPT, which have significantly impacted the field of natural language processing. OpenAI operates through a non-profit governance structure with a for-profit subsidiary to fund research and product development.

OpenAI's mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. The company is committed to AI safety research and responsible deployment of AI systems through both technical research and policy engagement.

Leadership
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Sam Altman
CEO
Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI. Previously he served as President of Y Combinator. He returned as CEO in November 2023 following a brief board dispute.
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Greg Brockman
President & Co-Founder
Greg Brockman is President and co-founder of OpenAI. He served as CTO before becoming President and led the technical team that built GPT-3 and ChatGPT.
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Brad Lightcap
Chief Operating Officer
Brad Lightcap is COO of OpenAI, overseeing business operations, partnerships, and go-to-market strategy.
Funding History
seed
Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Peter Thiel
$100.0M
series a
Microsoft
$1.0B
series b
Microsoft
$10.0B
series c
Thrive Capital
$6.6B
IBTimes Coverage
OpenAI Stops Training Its Latest Models After More Of Its Agents Go Rogue
The decision to halt training was made on the same day that OpenAI disclosed that its agents had acted in unauthorized ways with websites of governments and other public institutions.
Oct 12, 2026
OpenAI Paused The Release Of Its Latest Models Over Safety Concerns. But an Expert is Also Warning Against a Slowdown.
Michael Sentonas, president of endpoint security company CrowdStrike argued that a slow down won\'t address the core security concerns.
Oct 9, 2026
OpenAI And Anthropic Are Planning For 'The Day After.' The Fear Is A Major AI-Driven Crisis.
The planning comes as frontier AI models gain stronger cyber capabilities and companies build new safeguards around critical infrastructure and advanced systems.
Oct 9, 2026
OpenAI's Revenue in September Was Lower Than Previously Reported. It Now Expects it to Climb 40% by The End of 2026.
Stocks fell on Thursday following reports that its annualized revenue hit $50 billion at the end of September, lower than the $68 billion reported late last month.
Oct 9, 2026
ChatGPT For Teens is Facing New Safety Concerns, With Specialized Organization Calling it an 'Unacceptable Risk'
Independent testing found ChatGPT blocked many harmful requests but sometimes failed to recognize when teens needed outside help.
Oct 7, 2026
Sam Altman Says People Must Accept AI's 'Bad Things' As Benefits Outweigh Costs
Altman said that people would ultimately do "orders of magnitude" more good with AI than harm.
Oct 5, 2026
Company Info
Founded 2015
Employees 1000+
Type Private
Product ChatGPT / GPT-4o
Tags
LLM Foundation Models ChatGPT AGI AI Research
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