Lawfare Archive: Page Hedley and Gad Weiss on OpenAI’s Latest Corporate Governance Pivot
Summary
This episode examines OpenAI’s proposed shift from a nonprofit to a for-profit structure, featuring legal experts Kevin Frase, Alan Rosenstein, Paige Headley, and Gad Weiss. They debate whether the new Public Benefit Corporation model adequately protects the public interest or merely facilitates investor control over AGI development. The discussion highlights the legal enforceability of charitable missions versus shareholder value, arguing that current safeguards may be insufficient to prevent mission drift.
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