OpenAI Confirms CEO Sam Altman Won’t Receive Company Stake

OpenAI announced that its co-founder and CEO, Sam Altman, will not receive an ownership stake in the company following its recent restructuring. The decision comes as the ChatGPT maker transitions to a new corporate framework designed to balance innovation with governance and public benefit priorities.

According to OpenAI, the restructuring aims to strengthen oversight and align the organization’s mission with its long-term ethical and safety goals in artificial intelligence. While Altman remains at the helm as CEO, the company clarified that he will not hold any equity in the restructured entity, maintaining a separation between leadership influence and financial interest.

The move underscores OpenAI’s unique position among tech firms—operating as a capped-profit organization with a focus on ensuring that artificial intelligence development benefits humanity broadly, rather than serving purely commercial interests.