# OpenAI

> **Provider reference** · artificial intelligence research and products

OpenAI is an AI company founded in December 2015. It develops AI models and applications, including ChatGPT, and offers APIs used in software applications.

## Background

- Founded in **2015** as a nonprofit AI research organization.
- Initial co-chairs included **Sam Altman** and **Elon Musk**.
- Early research included reinforcement-learning tools such as OpenAI Gym.
- Its research, product, funding and governance arrangements have evolved significantly since its founding.

## Provider registry

- **Official site:** https://openai.com/
- **Developer platform:** https://platform.openai.com/
- **Wikipedia article:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI
- **Role in this project:** An external API/model provider, not the owner of CRH VC or gwasai.

## Source and attribution

Adapted summary of the Wikipedia article *OpenAI* (contributors and version history at https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=OpenAI&action=history). Licensed as an adaptation under CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ . This is a short selected summary, **not a full copy** of Wikipedia. Facts may change; verify current provider details against primary sources.

## Z · Independent verification

Record independently observed API behavior, provenance, permission boundaries, reproducible tests, evidence links, and any mismatch between claims and actual deployment. Z audits are not automatically approved by C.