OpenAI is worth $157 billion. These 21 events are the risk
OpenAI's valued at $157 billion, but is it a safe bet for finance companies?
These 21 events suggest otherwise:
2022:- OpenAI launched ChatGPT without board knowledge, executives learned via Twitter- Congressional testimony offered vague safety assurances while downplaying regulatory needs
2023:- Security breach exposed users' personal payment information to other customers- Hackers infiltrated internal OpenAI forum where employees discussed technology- OpenAI chose not to disclose the 2023 security breach to the public- Altman's White House meetings resulted in non-binding safety promises- Board fired Altman for allegedly withholding information and "not being candid"- 500+ employees threatened mass resignation, effectively overruling board governance- Board reversed its decision after unprecedented corporate governance crisis
2024:- Co-founder and chief scientist Ilya Sutskever resigned over AI safety concerns- Safety team leader Jan Leike quit, directly stating: "I lost trust"- OpenAI completely disbanded its dedicated "superalignment" safety team- Secret "Q*" project reportedly developed encryption-breaking capabilities- OpenAI appointed former NSA director Paul Nakasone to its board- Snowden criticized this appointment, suggesting potential government surveillance- Former researcher Suchir Balaji died after whistleblowing on data practices- Italian regulator imposed €15 million fine for data protection violations- Multiple copyright infringement lawsuits filed by media organizations- Costs are reported to be outpacing OpenAI's revenue growth
2025:- Altman admitted that their closed approach is not working- Manus now let's OpenAI look like the Yahoo of AI
You decide:Is it worth the risk to partner with a company that, while being the market leader, is organizationally volatile, ethically questionable, and financially unstable?