for-profit
adjective
for-prof·it
ˈfȯr-ˈprä-fət 
: established, maintained, or conducted for the purpose of making a profit
for-profit businesses
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OpenAI Foundation launched late last year after OpenAI restructured itself into a for-profit company, drawing scrutiny from AI critics, former OpenAI employees and Attorney General Rob Bonta, who took issue with reports of ChatGPT’s interactions with children.
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Lia Russell
march 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
In October, OpenAI finalized an agreement with regulators that left the nonprofit's board in charge of its for-profit business but eased the way for investors and the company to profit from its technologies.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
The $5,000 grant is open to for-profit small businesses with a primary business address anywhere in California.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
In total, Microsoft has invested $13 billion in OpenAI and, at the time of the AI company’s restructuring in October, disclosed that its 27% diluted stake in the for-profit part of the organization was valued at $135 billion.
—Lora Kolodny,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
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Lia Russell
march 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026
In October, OpenAI finalized an agreement with regulators that left the nonprofit's board in charge of its for-profit business but eased the way for investors and the company to profit from its technologies.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
The $5,000 grant is open to for-profit small businesses with a primary business address anywhere in California.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
In total, Microsoft has invested $13 billion in OpenAI and, at the time of the AI company’s restructuring in October, disclosed that its 27% diluted stake in the for-profit part of the organization was valued at $135 billion.
—Lora Kolodny,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
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“For-profit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for-profit. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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