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by vikp 1206 days ago
If you want more open research and weights, you should be happy about this announcement. Incorporating as a nonprofit doesn't guarantee that an organization will act ethically, but it does make it more likely. Nonprofits have more restrictions around how they can spend their money. They also pay less, so the teams is more likely to be mission-aligned.

The profit motive pushes organizations to keep their work secret (which is what has happened with OpenAI).