The Wall Street Journal reports that OpenAI is facing push-back on its restructuring plan, and is considering leaving California as a "last ditch" possibility. I haven't followed this story closely, but this bit caught my eye:

"OpenAI recently hired advisers with close ties to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, including former Sen. Laphonza Butler, to build support for the plan in Sacramento. The startup spent the summer hosting listening sessions with civil-society groups across the state, and pledged to spend $50 million to support nonprofit and community organizations."

What in the world do "nonprofit" and community organizations have to do with how OpenAI is structured as a company? This certainly looks like a shakedown.

#california #openai "OpenAI recently hired advisers with close ties to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, including former Sen. Laphonza Butler, to build support for the plan in Sacramento. The startup spent the summer hosting listening sessions with civil-society groups across the state, and pledged to spend $50 million to support nonprofit and community organizations." per the WSJ-- how is this not a shakedown?

#california #openai "OpenAI recently hired advisers with close ties to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, including former Sen. Laphonza Butler, to build support for the plan in Sacramento. The startup spent the summer hosting listening sessions with civil-society groups across the state, and pledged to spend $50 million to support nonprofit and community organizations." per the WSJ-- how is this not a shakedown?