Friday
September 12
2025

Elon Musk’s xAI Secretly Dropped Its Benefit Corporation Status While Fighting OpenAI

By Lora Kolodny

When Elon Musk created his artificial intelligence startup xAI in 2023, he incorporated it as a Nevada public benefit corporation, making a formal commitment to positively impact society and to post regular disclosures about progress on its non-financial goals.

Photo courtesy of José Luís Agapito.

Source: AI Effect (link opens in a new window)

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Technology
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artificial intelligence, corporations, impact investing, regulations, startups