OpenAI Foundation is an improbable organization – not just because of the resources behind it, but because of the uniquely consequential moment humanity now finds itself in. Humanity is entering a technological transformation on the scale of civilization. AI is likely to reshape nearly every part of society. It feels uncomfortably grandiose to write the above, but building the OpenAI Foundation requires taking that seriously. Our core operating model is to empower an ecosystem of organizations to create broad public benefit. We’ve already deployed hundreds of millions of dollars in our first five months, and our planned spending is in the billions. Through our Life Sciences & Curing Diseases and AI for Civil Society and Philanthropy work, we fund organizations that apply AI to important problems in the world, from the Institute for Protein Design, developing new medicines, to the Health Coalition, working to transform delivery of public health in the US with AI. We also fund efforts to reduce the risks that could prevent society from realizing AI’s benefits (we call it AI resilience). That landscape is broad: biological and cyber threats enabled by misuse, misaligned AI systems, the effects of AI on youth, and its impact on the economy. e.g. in case of bio risks, that would be supporting orgs like Blueprint Biosecurity working on pathogen-agnostic defense against airborne threats. The Foundation will also be built differently, with AI deeply integrated into how we operate, make decisions, and get work done. We are still at an embryonic stage. Our team has fewer than 20 people. Much of what the Foundation will become is dependent on the early decisions that we are making today. That is what makes joining now unusual. Our earliest hires will shape not only what we do, but how we work, what we value, what we are willing to attempt, and ultimately what kind of institution the Foundation becomes. If you are AGI-pilled, extremely agentic, and willing to do whatever it takes to build something that matters, come build it with us.