With 900 million weekly active users and a valuation that recently hit $730 billion, ChatGPT is the most widely used AI product in history. But who actually owns it? The answer is more complicated than most people expect.
ChatGPT is not owned by Microsoft, despite what many assume. It is not controlled by a single billionaire founder, either.
The product belongs to OpenAI Group PBC, a public benefit corporation with one of the most unusual ownership structures in the technology industry.
This article breaks down who holds what, how the corporate structure evolved from a non-profit research lab to a $730 billion company, and what it all means for the future of the product hundreds of millions of people rely on every week.
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