&gt; OpenAI is not a charity.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;backchannel.com&#x2F;how-elon-musk-and-y-combinator-plan-to-stop-computers-from-taking-over-17e0e27dd02a" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;backchannel.com&#x2F;how-elon-musk-and-y-combinator-plan-...</a> includes quote from Musk:<p>&gt; And as a result of a number of conversations, we came to the conclusion that having a 501c3, a non-profit, with no obligation to maximize profitability, would probably be a good thing to do.<p>A 501c3 is a charity. Is &quot;not a charity&quot; inaccurate, or did OpenAI decide on some other organizational form, perhaps a trade association?