Comment by JohnFen
3 years ago
Microsoft is the majority shareholder. That they're legally distinct organizations isn't as meaningful as it would be if Microsoft didn't effectively own OpenAI.
3 years ago
Microsoft is the majority shareholder. That they're legally distinct organizations isn't as meaningful as it would be if Microsoft didn't effectively own OpenAI.
They might be the largest but at 49% they aren’t a majority shareholder; that requires >50%.
True, I misspoke with that word. I think the rest of my comment holds nonetheless.
Microsoft doesn't own any of OpenAI LP. They will in the future. (And OpenAI itself is a nonprofit it will never own.)