OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company whose mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. Founded in 2015, it has become the world's most influential AI company.
OpenAI was founded in December 2015 by Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, Elon Musk, and others with a $1 billion pledge. Originally a nonprofit, it transitioned to a "capped profit" model in 2019 to attract investment. The company is best known for creating ChatGPT, which became the fastest-growing consumer application in history, reaching 100 million users in just 2 months after launch in November 2022.
OpenAI generates revenue through ChatGPT Plus/Pro subscriptions ($20-$200/month), API access for developers, enterprise licensing (ChatGPT Enterprise), and partnerships with Microsoft (which has invested $13B+).
OpenAI launches GPT-4o with real-time voice and vision
OpenAI reaches $157B valuation in latest funding round
Sora AI video generation model announced