A decade after it began life as a non-profit organisation, OpenAI, now the most valuable unlisted company in the world, has finally completed its metamorphosis into a for-profit entity.
The long-anticipated shift marks the beginning of a conventional corporate chapter, which can help monetise its AI models better and bankroll its superintelligence ambitions. It will also redefine its relationship with its biggest backer, Microsoft.
The regulators have given their blessings as well. After a year of negotiations, the attorneys general of California and…
