OpenAI is a leading artificial intelligence research laboratory, founded in December 2015, initially as a non-profit organization, with a mission to ensure that artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity. Its co-founders included prominent figures like Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Ilya Sutskever, Greg Brockman, Wojciech Zaremba, and John Schulman. The organization's foundational principle revolves around the ethical development and deployment of AI, emphasizing safety, transparency, and broad accessibility.

Over the years, OpenAI has made significant strides in various areas of AI research, producing groundbreaking models and technologies. Key achievements include the development of large language models like the GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) series, which have revolutionized natural language processing, and advanced image generation models like DALL-E. These innovations have demonstrated remarkable capabilities in understanding, generating, and manipulating human-like text and images, leading to widespread adoption and impact across numerous industries.

In 2019, OpenAI transitioned to a "capped-profit" model, allowing it to raise substantial capital for its compute-intensive research while maintaining its original mission-driven governance. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, OpenAI continues to push the boundaries of AI research, striving to create increasingly intelligent and capable systems while navigating the complex ethical and societal implications of advanced artificial intelligence.