OpenAI announced a significant change to its structure: the nonprofit that the company founded will continue to exist and will also control a new Public Benefit Corporation PBC, which will receive substantial capital and share benefits with the nonprofit. What does this mean for the mission and for the people who use and build AI today? I’ll explain it clearly and without technobabble. (openai.com)

What OpenAI announced and why it matters

The official statement, published on September 11, 2025, says the OpenAI nonprofit will keep authority over the PBC and will also receive an equity stake that would exceed $100 billion, making it one of the most well-resourced philanthropic organizations in the world. The idea is to fund the mission of making advanced AI benefit all of humanity. (openai.com)