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Labor and nonprofit coalition calls on California AG to stop OpenAI from going for-profit

Engadget

A group of organizations, including nonprofits like LatinoProsperity and labor groups like the California Teamsters, are petitioning California Attorney General Rob Bonta to stop OpenAI from becoming a for-profit entity, The Los Angeles Times reports. OpenAI's primary justification for going for-profit is to raise more money.

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Elon Musk wants to buy OpenAI for $97.4 billion

Engadget

The group wants to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI's for-profit arm. When asked for comment, an OpenAI spokesperson pointed Engadget to an X post from CEO Sam Altman. "No The Wall Street Journal reports a group of investors led by Musk's xAI submitted an unsolicited offer to the company's board of directors on Monday.

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OpenAI board considers special voting powers to prevent Elon Musk takeover

Ars Technica

Citing people familiar with the discussions, the FT wrote that CEO "Sam Altman and other board members are weighing a range of new governance mechanisms after OpenAI converts into a more conventional for-profit company." We contacted OpenAI about the report and will update this article if it provides any comment.

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Elon Musk's Credibility Sinking as He's Caught in Web of Lies

Futurism

Since then, in a flurry of personal attacks and disparaging comments, the mercurial Musk has taken it out on the firm, accusing it of failing to uphold its open-source roots. In 2018, OpenAI eventually wound up accepting major investment from tech giant Microsoft to kick off its for-profit arm. Musk left soon after.

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Must-Read Digital Marketing & Fundraising Reports for Nonprofits Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

If you would like to suggest a specific report be added to the list, please contact Heather Mansfield or post a link in the comment section below. Digital Technology in the Non-for-Profit Sector 2020 :: Download. Pubblicato da Italia non profit. For Nonprofits Worldwide: 1. Published by Nonprofit Tech for Good.

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Non-Profit Storytelling: Your Next Best Step

The Storytelling Non-profit

Has your non-profit told stories? You’re in for a treat in this article as we’re going to talk about how to find your next best step in non-profit storytelling. Today, I want to help get the most out of your non-profit storytelling efforts by helping you decide where to take your work next. After You’ve Set a Storytelling Goal.

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Pinterest Changes User Terms So It Can Train AI on User Data and Photos, Regardless of When They Were Posted

Futurism

Actual Pinterest users, meanwhile, have expressed their frustration, lamenting the need to sift through piles of AI in order to find real, human-made content, and bloggers and other creators are raising alarm bells over the danger that unchecked viral AI garbage-for-profit poses to their businesses. It's so underhanded.

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