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Mission and principles

OpenAI’s mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity. Our work is guided by five core principles⁠ that shape how we build AI and how we engage in public policy:

1. Democratization. We will resist the potential of this technology to consolidate power in the hands of the few.

2. Empowerment.We believe AI can empower everyone to achieve their goals, learn more, be happier and more fulfilled, and pursue their dream, and that society as a whole will benefit from this.

3. Universal prosperity.We want a future where everyone can have an excellent life.

4. Resilience.AI will introduce new risks, and we will work with other companies, ecosystems, governments, and society to solve them.

5. Adaptability.We continue to believe the only way to meet the challenges of a very unpredictable future is to be prepared to update our positions as we learn more.

We believe AI has the potential to reshape how people work, learn, create, and participate in society, and that democracies will play an essential role in helping broaden access to opportunity, mitigate risks, and ensure people have real agency to shape the AI future they want. That’s why we’re committed to making our technology freely and safely accessible.

Our user base reflects that commitment:⁠ we have as many women as men using our tools, more users both under and over age 30 than any other AI platform, and more users earning under $100,000 than over $100,000—mirroring the broader global workforce.

That’s why OpenAI engages with governments and civil society around the world: to help policymakers understand our technology and its impacts, improve how governments function and deliver value to their constituents, expand the ability of people to participate in and benefit from democratic institutions, and shape policies that advance our mission of ensuring that AGI benefits all of humanity.

Our policy priorities

The following priorities reflect how we translate our mission⁠ and our principles⁠ into public policy. We support policies that help governments and society respond to the opportunities and challenges created by AI, mitigate risks, expand access to opportunity, and ensure people can meaningfully participate in and benefit from the AI economy. Together, these priorities are intended to help governments better serve their constituents while advancing our mission of ensuring that AGI benefits all of humanity. They represent some of the areas where we are most actively engaging today, but this list is not exhaustive. As AI evolves, we also expect our policy priorities and areas of engagement to continue to evolve as well.