Coalition Petitions California AG to Block OpenAI from For-Profit Status, Cites Danger of "Human Extinction"
Above: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at White House during Trump announcement of Stargate AI project (source) Los Angeles Times reports on April 9, 2025 in "Labor and nonprofit coalition calls on California AG to stop OpenAI from going for-profit: The group believes OpenAI is abandoning its mission to develop safe AI and focusing instead on maximizing profits": " SAN FRANCISCO — A coalition of California nonprofits, foundations and labor groups are raising concerns about ChatGPT maker OpenAI, urging the state attorney general to halt the artificial intelligence startup’s plans to restructure itself as a for-profit company. More than 50 organizations, led by LatinoProsperity and the San Francisco Foundation, signed a petition that was sent to Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta’s office Wednesday, requesting he investigate the Sam Altman-led company. “OpenAI began its work with the goal of developing AI to benefit humanity as a whole, but its current attempt to alter its corpora...