Nonprofit Research Groups Disturbed to Learn That OpenAI Has Secretly Been Funding Their Work

Child safety nonprofits told the San Francisco Standard they did not know the Parents and Kids Safe AI Coalition was founded and run by OpenAI lawyers.

The coalition sought endorsements for child safety proposals that also advanced OpenAI’s policy interests.

After the connection became public, some groups withdrew support.

The episode raises transparency and ethics concerns about a major AI company using nonprofit-style messaging to shape regulation.