According to people familiar with the matter, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently told some shareholders that the company is considering changing its management structure to become a for-profit company similar to competitors Anthropic and xAI, and reducing its ties to the non-profit parent. Before Microsoft's investment, OpenAI's non-profit organization contributed more capital than other shareholders.
Such a change could open the door for OpenAI to eventually go public, and its current valuation has reached $86 billion. In addition, it would also give Altman the opportunity to hold shares in the company, a move that some investors are also pushing for.
Last year, OpenAI employees sold more than $800 million worth of stock. (The Information)