> About
The company behind ChatGPT, GPT-4, DALL-E, and other AI systems. Founded by Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and others. Known for massive data scraping without consent, displacing creative workers, and aggressive commercialization of stolen content.
Website
https://openai.comCEO
Sam Altman
Founded
2015
Valuation
$80B+
> Founders
> Products & Services
> Funding
Total: $11.3B
Latest Round: $10B from Microsoft
Investors:
- Microsoft
- Khosla Ventures
- Reid Hoffman
> Layoffs
> Controversies
Massive data scraping without consent from websites, books, and creative works.[1][2][3]
Controversy 1 Sources:
Laid off content moderators while expanding AI capabilities.[7][8][9][10]
Controversy 3 Sources:
- 150 African Workers for ChatGPT, TikTok and Facebook Vote to Unionize(May 2023)
- Psychological Trauma, Low Pay and Abrupt Layoffs: Kenyan Content Moderators Criticize Training of AI Models(2023)
- AI Workers Safety Rules(July 2023)
- OpenAI Layoffs Hit Research SRE Team Including Todd Underwood(September 2024)
> Direct Action
Petition calling for safeguards to protect copyrighted content from unauthorized use in AI training datasets
Take Action →Petition demanding greater transparency and data protection for ChatGPT users
Take Action →Coalition campaign by major publishers (NYT, Washington Post, Guardian, Vox) urging government to protect content from unauthorized AI use
Take Action →> Union & Labor
Employee Count
750 employees
Union Status
Organizing Efforts
Tech workers organizing resources available
> Office Locations
> Data Centers
> Microsoft Fairwater Atlanta
Microsoft AI WAN #confident
Location
1435 Hwy 54 W, Fayetteville, GA 30214
33°26'55"N, 84°31'20"W
H100 Equiv
531.2K
Power
615 MW
Cost
$16.84B
Owner
MicrosoftEnergy
Data Center Sources Sources:
> Microsoft Fairwater Wisconsin
Microsoft AI WAN #confident
Location
4800 90th St, Mount Pleasant, WI 53403
42°40'28"N, 87°53'42"W
Owner
MicrosoftEnergy
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> OpenAI Stargate Abilene
Stargate #confident
Location
5502 Spinks Rd, Abilene, TX 79601
32°29'59"N, 99°47'02"W
H100 Equiv
254.7K
Power
295 MW
Cost
$8.00B
Owner
OracleInvestors
Construction
Energy
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> OpenAI Stargate UAE
Stargate #confident
Location
Nexus L&T Project Office, Al Bihouth, Al Dhafrah, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
24°9'15"N, 54°26'39"E
Owner
G42Investors
Construction
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> Social Media
Twitter/X
@OpenAILinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/company/openaiFacebook
https://www.facebook.com/OpenAIInstagram
@openaiYouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@OpenAI