OpenAI ChatGPT and API Services

OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research and deployment company that rose to global prominence with the release of ChatGPT. Originally founded as a non-profit organization in San Francisco, California, it has since evolved into a complex 'capped-profit' structure to attract the necessary capital for large-scale AI development.

While the software is developed primarily in the United States, its underlying infrastructure relies on a global network of data centers, largely powered by Microsoft Azure. The brand is recognized as a pioneer in generative AI, focusing on creating safe and beneficial artificial general intelligence (AGI).

Ownership of OpenAI is unique: the non-profit OpenAI, Inc. remains the ultimate controlling entity, while Microsoft holds a significant minority stake in its commercial subsidiary, OpenAI Global, LLC.