Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
OpenAI was founded as a non-profit company. Today, this AI startup is chasing a $500 billion valuation.
In this clip, Karen Hao, Exclusive Lavin Speaker and author of the instant NYT bestselling book "Empire of AI," shares her behind-the-scenes investigation of OpenAI. What she discovered during three days embedded at the company revealed a stark disconnect between OpenAI's public nonprofit mission and private operations. Founded by Elon Musk and Sam Altman as "the anti-Google," OpenAI was supposed to prevent AI development from becoming profit-driven—but Karen discovered that the company was "hyper secretive, hyper competitive, and clearly already orienting themselves towards commercialization."
Learn more about Karen here: thelavinagency.com/speakers/karen-hao/?utm_source=YouTubeShorts&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=karen+hao+lavin+voices
Watch the full video: youtube.com/watch?v=yLBXdCVs6Ok&ab_channel=TheLavinAgency&utm_source=YouTubeShorts&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=Karen+Hao+Lavin+Voices
OpenAI was founded as a non-profit company. Today, this AI startup is chasing a $500 billion valuation.
In this clip, Karen Hao, Exclusive Lavin Speaker and author of the instant NYT bestselling book "Empire of AI," shares her behind-the-scenes investigation of OpenAI. What she discovered during three days embedded at the company revealed a stark disconnect between OpenAI's public nonprofit mission and private operations. Founded by Elon Musk and Sam Altman as "the anti-Google," OpenAI was supposed to prevent AI development from becoming profit-driven—but Karen discovered that the company was "hyper secretive, hyper competitive, and clearly already orienting themselves towards commercialization."
Learn more about Karen here: thelavinagency.com/speakers/karen-hao/?utm_source=YouTubeShorts&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=karen+hao+lavin+voices
Watch the full video: youtube.com/watch?v=yLBXdCVs6Ok&ab_channel=TheLavinAgency&utm_source=YouTubeShorts&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=Karen+Hao+Lavin+Voices
