OpenAI on Friday laid out a plan to transition its for-profit arm into a Delaware public benefit corporation (PBC) to help it raise capital and stay ahead in the costly AI race against companies such as Google.

OpenAIs decision to adopt a public benefit corporation model reflects its effort to align profit-making with its mission to drive societal impact in the fast-evolving AI sector. OpenAI Embraces Public Benefit

The move] would enable us to raise the necessary capital with conventional terms like others in this space.” As part of the transformation, OpenAI’s nonprofit division would retain a stake in the for-profit unit in the form of shares “at a fair valuation determined by independent financial advisors,