OpenAI and Anthropic were founded with exotic corporate structures (private company owned by nonprofit, etc.) because the founders took seriously the existential risks of AI and wanted to self-limit, suggesting at least some industry actors are not purely motivated by profit.

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Joe Weisenthal

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open AI and anthropic... We're like founded with these very exotic corporate structures, like a private company owned by nonprofit, etc., which they presumably did because they took pretty seriously the fact that this technology is a science

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Understanding the Most Viral Chart in Artificial Intelligence | Odd LotsBloomberg Podcasts
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:03:24 PM

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