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		vkou on Jan 30, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: OpenAI says it has evidence DeepSeek used its mode... Fortunately everyone who gave OpenAI money did it to further their stated mission of bettering humanity, and not for the chance at any financial gain.

chongli on Jan 30, 2025 | [–]

At one time they were nonprofit by choice. Now they are nonprofit not by choice.

thayne on Jan 30, 2025 | | [–]

I am very doubtful that is why MS gave them so much.

sodality2 on Jan 30, 2025 | | [–]

I suspect (and hope) that this is a satirization of the claims about OpenAI's nonprofit goals and complicated legal structure

unclebucknasty on Jan 30, 2025 | [–]

Indeed those donors must be elated.

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