OpenAI May Move Forward With New Business Structure, Partnership With Microsoft, Regulators Say

The OpenAI logo appears on a smartphone screen placed on a computer keyboard illuminated by blue and purple light. OpenAI unveils Sora 2, an AI-powered video generation model, and the Sora App, which allows users to create and share AI-generated videos in a format inspired by TikTok, in Creteil, France, on October 1, 2025. (Photo by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

OpenAI said it has reorganized its ownership structure and converted its business into a public benefit corporation. Two crucial regulators, the California and Delaware attorneys general said they would not oppose the changes. The new structure could allow the ChatGPT maker to raise money and profit more easily from its AI technology while remaining under nonprofit control. On Tuesday, the company also announced a new agreement with Microsoft, giving the tech giant a roughly 27% stake in OpenAI’s for-profit corporation. For over a year, OpenAI’s proposed changes have drawn scrutiny from regulators and advocates concerned about AI’s societal impacts.

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