what is open ai

OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research and deployment company founded in 2015. Its mission is to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI)—highly autonomous systems that can outperform humans at most economically valuable work—in a safe and beneficial manner that benefits all of humanity. OpenAI conducts cutting-edge AI research in areas such as machine learning, natural language processing, and computer vision, and has developed widely known AI models like the GPT series, including ChatGPT, as well as DALL-E for image generation. The organization emphasizes transparency, ethical AI development, and collaboration with the broader scientific community to ensure AI technologies are used responsibly and broadly distributed. OpenAI operates both as a nonprofit and a for-profit subsidiary and has formed a significant partnership with Microsoft to provide computing resources and investment.