WED, 03 JUN 2026 · 18:38:08 UTC
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OpenAI Foundation pledges $250M to AI prosperity and transition research

Sam Altman announced the OpenAI Foundation is committing $250 million to measurement, transition support, and new economic approaches aimed at broadly shared prosperity from AI.

Sam Altman announced via X that the OpenAI Foundation is making an initial $250 million commitment focused on measuring AI's societal impact, supporting economic transitions, and developing new approaches to broadly shared prosperity. The initiative aims to ensure AI technologies increase quality of life and individual freedoms globally, according to Altman's post. Details were shared alongside a link to the foundation's news page, signaling a formal expansion of OpenAI's philanthropic and policy-oriented arm.
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