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These nonprofits lobbied to regulate OpenAI — then the subpoenas came

On August 19th at 7:07PM, Tyler Johnston received a message from his roommate. A man, the text said, was knocking on their door with legal documents to serve.

Johnston is the founder and sole employee of The Midas Project: a nonprofit that monitors the practices of “leading AI companies to ensure transparency, privacy, and ethical standards are maintained.” The Midas Project is behind The OpenAI Files, a 50-page report about OpenAI’s evolution from under-the-radar nonprofit to moneymaking household name. It organized an open letter to OpenAI asking for transparency about its transition to a for-profit company, garnering more than 10,000 sig …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Original Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/801994/openai-subpoenas-intimidation-tactics-nonprofits-elon-musk-restructuring

Original Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/801994/openai-subpoenas-intimidation-tactics-nonprofits-elon-musk-restructuring

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