OpenAI on Friday laid out a plan to transition its for-profit arm into a Delaware public benefit corporation (PBC) to help it raise capital and stay ahead in the costly AI race against companies such as Google.

The move] would enable us to raise the necessary capital with conventional terms like others in this space.” As part of the transformation, OpenAI’s nonprofit division would retain a stake in the for-profit unit in the form of shares “at a fair valuation determined by independent financial advisors,

OpenAI announced plans to become a public benefit corporation and shed the control of its nonprofit board. Elon Musk and Meta are already fighting the move.