OpenAI was founded in 2015 by a group of technology leaders and researchers, including Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever and Elon Musk.
It began as a non-profit research organisation which focused on advancing artificial intelligence in a way that would benefit society. Over time, OpenAI has evolved into a structure that combines non-profit oversight with a public benefit corporation, responsible for commercial operations and product development.
The company's mission is to ensure that 'Artificial General Intelligence', also known as 'AGI', benefits all of humanity. When it refers to AGI, it is describing the creation and use of highly capable AI systems that can perform a wide range of intellectual tasks at, or even beyond, human levels.
The work of OpenAI focuses not only on developing these technologies but also on ensuring they are deployed responsibly and safely.
