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Analysis: Is OpenAI impact washing by becoming a public benefit corporation? | The Social Enterprise Magazine
OpenAI’s plans to restructure into a public benefit corporation could shield CEO Sam Altman from social and environmental accountability by taking advantage of amendments to its legal structure in one state of the US, say experts.
Since it was founded in 2015 OpenAI has been controlled by a non-profit board of directors with a mission to develop artificial intelligence in a way that benefits all humanity.
In 2019 the firm added a profit-making subsidiary funded by a US$1bn investment from Microsoft. In September, Reuters reported that OpenAI planned to restructure its core business into a for-profit benefit corporation that would no longer be controlled by its non-profit board. This would make the company more attractive to investors, although OpenAI emphasised at the time that the non-profit element would continue to exist and own a minority stake in the company.
In October OpenAI was valued at US$157bn and, as the developer of ChatGPT, is one of the most influential AI firms in the world. But experts have raised concerns that the company’s plans indicate that it might move away from its mission to develop AI to benefit all of humanity in favour of focusing on profits for investors.
OpenAI is currently registered in Delaware and its AI competitors Anthropic and xAI are registered as public benefit corporations in the state. Several experts have pointed out that the way that the public benefit corporation is structured in Delaware could be problematic.
Amendments to Delaware’s public benefit corporation law introduced in 2020 could give OpenAI the kudos of being seen to be committed to balancing profit with purpose, while, in fact, allowing the company to dodge accountability. And more companies might follow suit.
How Delaware’s legislation could enable impact washing
Public benefit corporations are traditional businesses, but with stricter obligations when it comes to purpose, accountability and transparency. Shareholders have the same rights as in a traditional corporate model, plus additional ones including the right to enforce the company’s social mission. Examples of public benefit corporations include Patagonia, Ben and Jerry’s, and Kickstarter. Public benefit corporations originated in the US but versions of the corporate model have since been adopted in countries across the world.
Melanie Rieback, co-founder of not-for-profit computer security consultancy Radically Open Security, co-founder of ‘post-growth’ startups incubator Nonprofit Ventures and a lecturer in ‘post growth entrepreneurship’, argues that amendments to Delaware’s public benefit corporation legislation potentially give CEOs a higher level of control over whether their company is delivering a public benefit which isn’t the intention of the legislation.
This is completely outside of the spirit of the public benefit corporation
Speaking to Pioneers Post, Rieback (pictured) said: “These changes to public benefit corporation law probably make it easier for CEOs to consolidate their hold on the company and to perform bad behaviour than if they were not a public benefit corporation, and this is completely outside of the spirit of the public benefit corporation. It’s protecting them from investors who want to call them to account for violating the ‘people and planet’ part of the triple bottom line.”
Delaware is the second smallest state in the US but is home to a disproportionate amount of businesses because of business-friendly legislation and a separate court system specifically for handling corporate cases. In 2023 Delaware said it was home to 60% of Fortune 500 companies, including Google parent company Alphabet and Amazon. In 2021 the state said more than 90% of US-based companies that went public that year were registered there.
The state introduced public benefit corporations in 2013 but amended the legislation in 2020. The 2020 amendments include the requirement that any potential plaintiff wanting to file a lawsuit to enforce the company’s public benefit obligations must own at least 2% of shares or, in the case of certain listed companies, shares with a value of at least US$2m.
If OpenAI’s planned restructure enables it to move away from its social mission while retaining the kudos of being seen as a public benefit corporation, it could set a precedent which could lead to more companies using Delaware’s amended law to disingenuously boost their reputation, or ‘impact wash’, warns Rieback.
She said: “People are paying attention. If this is an interesting way to get the benefits of being a not-for-profit, but then be able to change the governance structures to suddenly make the whole thing privately held, why wouldn’t every commercially minded person start doing this?”
Power-grab or increased liability?
Andrew Kassoy, co-founder and co-chair of B Lab, the nonprofit that oversees B Corp certification and helped write benefit corporation legislation, writes in the New York Times that Delaware law requires public benefit corporations registered there to report on their social impact only once every two years, using their own chosen measurements. Kassoy points out this is a much lower bar than most mainstream companies have to meet for annual audited financial reporting.
Kassoy (pictured) adds: “The future of humanity shouldn’t have to rely on unaccountable executives such as Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, to know if the company is living up to its stated principles.”
However, Luke Fletcher, partner at legal and advisory firm Bates Wells, told Pioneers Post one of the reasons some companies have historically been reluctant to become benefit corporations is due to a concern it could create new forms of liability for directors, given the relative novelty of the form and a lack of familiarity with it on the part of many legal advisers. He believes the Delaware amendments are designed to provide statutory clarification that there is no greater risk for directors of public benefit corporations than for other corporations and that the idea the form provides a safe harbour against shareholders and insulates management seems “misguided”.
Although Fletcher (pictured) suggests the legal structure will require OpenAI directors to make some attempt to mitigate the negative social and environmental impacts of AI, he added that commitment to mission will not be as strong as in the existing non-profit structure which the firm operates. He said: “Ultimately, OpenAI seems to be the perfect case study of how power works. When push comes to shove, the powers in the land can rewrite even the most hardwired mission-locked constitution.”
Meanwhile, the Financial Times (FT) reports that restructuring to a public benefit corporation will protect Altman from hostile takeovers. The FT said because public benefit corporations are obliged to balance the best interests of shareholders, a public benefit, and stakeholders, the structure creates a “safe harbour” from activists who might claim the company is not making enough money.
But American Bar Association analysis from 2023 contradicts the FT’s assessment, stating that: “publicly traded public benefit corporations may become prime acquisition or take-over targets because of their perceived lack of profit maximisation or for having social goals contrary to a bidder’s own social goals”.
Brian Tang (pictured), from HKU Faculty of Law’s LITE Lab and a member of the Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers, pointed out to Pioneers Post that takeovers of public benefit corporations are still untested and this scenario would only apply if/when OpenAI becomes a publicly listed company. However, he added, given the many VCs participating in OpenAI’s recent funding round it would not be unreasonable to assume that an IPO was their ultimate desired outcome.
Pioneers Post invited OpenAI to respond to the questions raised in this article. It had not responded by the time of publication.
Is Altman steering OpenAI towards profit maximisation?
Tech ethicist and founder of Australian AI governance platform Ethē, James Gauci believes the move to distance OpenAI from its original mission has been inevitable since Sam Altman became CEO in 2019. He points to Altman’s career, in particular his role as partner at startup accelerator Y Combinator, which invested in companies like Airbnb and Dropbox, as a guide to the OpenAI CEO’s motivations.
Gauci (pictured) told Pioneers Post: “Sam Altman has promised us the world and handed us an atlas. He’s got a track record of over-hyping. He’s got a track record of developing hyper-capitalistic businesses. The trajectory of the organisation has been really clear since he took over in 2019 as CEO and this is just the latest game that Sam Altman is playing with everybody. He’s like every venture capitalist’s idol, he is of that community.”
The light on the hill that OpenAI previously represented is no longer lit. The lighthouse is empty. The lighthouse may have never existed
The ethical AI and machine learning community once saw OpenAI as a “paragon” of how the tech sector could deliver positive social impact, explained Gauci. But he points to the attempt to oust Altman from the company in 2023 and the recent departures of members of staff from key safety, innovation and quality assurance positions as evidence that the CEO is shifting the company towards a more “traditional Silicon Valley orientation” of profit maximisation.
“The light on the hill that OpenAI previously represented is no longer lit. The lighthouse is empty. The lighthouse may have never existed,” said Gauci.
Public benefit status could give OpenAI a defence against regulation
Reports about the planned restructure of OpenAI suggested Altman could receive a 7% stake in the company, which the CEO has denied. In October OpenAI raised US$6.6bn (£5bn) in a funding round that valued the business at $157bn. Reuters reported that the investment was contingent on the corporate restructure and the removal of an existing profit cap for investors.
In a statement announcing the investment, OpenAI said: “The new funding will allow us to double down on our leadership in frontier AI research, increase compute capacity, and continue building tools that help people solve hard problems.” The company is reportedly heading for a loss of US$5bn this year.
A company the size of OpenAI becoming a public benefit corporation will provide a stress test of the model and for the wider social enterprise movement, believes Rhodri Davies, founder and director of the Why Philanthropy Matters think tank.
Speaking to Pioneers Post, Davies (pictured) said: “What is their narrative about why their original structure of being set up with nonprofit oversight is sufficiently constraining that they need to do something else, and yet still constraining themselves to some extent by adopting a public benefit corporation model rather than just going fully for profit? If they were seen to be adopting the convenient mantle of a public benefit corporation in order to do what they wanted to do anyway, that could be difficult.”
OpenAI’s restructure and adoption of a governance structure emphasising social benefit potentially provides the firm, and Altman, with an ability to argue against wider regulation of the AI industry, said Davies.
My worry is… we’ll see the social division and and outright weaponisation of technology that we saw with social media
At the end of September California’s governor Gavin Newsom vetoed an AI regulation bill which would have required tech companies to test AI for harm to society. OpenAI and other major AI companies, including Google and Meta, opposed the bill. Previously, OpenAI lobbied to water down EU AI regulation.
Gauci said because of Silicon Valley’s prominence in the global tech sector, AI regulation in California does set a precedent for the rest of the world. While the AI companies are lobbying against regulation, Gauci believes if the technology is as powerful as the firms claim it is, then it must be heavily regulated.
He said: “If there’s no legal recourse for [AI companies] changing their mind, my worry is we’ll get the snake oil salesmanship of the dot com boom and the crypto boom all over again and we’ll see the social division and and outright weaponisation of technology that we saw with social media.”
Image: Sam Altman at the WEF 2024. Copyright World Economic Forum : Benedikt von Loebell
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This article is written by astrologer and Akashic channel, Narayana Montúfar. She is the author of Written in Your Stars: Use Your Saturn Return, Pluto Square, and Other Planetary Cycles to Live Your Best Life (pre-order now to get a FREE 2025 manifestation guide). Please visit www.naramon.com to book a reading with her or follow her here: @narayanamontufar to keep up with her astro-weather reports.
Staying true to its change-inducing, shifty nature, Gemini season, spanning between May 20 and June 19, brings some of the important planetary shifts of 2025.
Gemini influence is one of the most fun and social of the zodiac, inspiring a newfound curiosity for life, movement, and social connections. You’re bound to feel this light and chatty energy deepen even more five days into Gemini season, when communication planet, Mercury, also enters Gemini. If you are a writer, blogger, podcaster, or someone with a deep focus on communication, the three weeks during which Mercury travels through Gemini (May 25-June 7) are some of the best of the entire year to brainstorm. May 29, in particular, could be a day to download divine inspiration from above, as Mercury perfectly aligns with the Sun (cazimi).
One of the biggest news this season is the May 24 entrance of Saturn into the sign of Aries. Since Saturn is the planet of structure, responsibility, and karma, its placement in the sky is quite important. From March of 2023, since Saturn has been in Pisces, the mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces) have been asked to step up to the plate in a certain aspect of their lives. Starting now, the cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn) initiate a two-and-a-half-year cycle that is all about building something meaningful in their lives. It’s important to mention that Saturn is joining Neptune, which entered Aries back on March 30, highlighting one of the most important astrological signatures of the year. Collectively, we’re saying goodbye to the old foundations of our society with the finality of making room to build new ones. This Gemini season, ask yourself: What am I leaving behind to make room for something new in my life?
May feels like a very special month, as the sky is granting us one of the most positive lunar events of the year. The New Moon in Gemini creates harmonious aspects with five planets, creating a potent portal for manifestation, bringing a wonderful time to set intentions. Two weeks later, the June 11 Full Moon in Sagittarius shows you the mindsets needing to be released in order for your Gemini New Moon manifestations to blossom.
But wait, there’s more big news! Jupiter, the planet of expansion and protection, begins a one-year cycle as it enters Cancer on June 9. This is, without a doubt, the most positive transit of 2025 and even 2026. Unfortunately, it might not feel like it at this time due to Jupiter’s clashes with both Saturn and Neptune (June 15 and June 18). Every single zodiac sign will start benefiting from the sweet vibes Jupiter in Cancer has in store by mid-July, once Jupiter is free from these clashes and ready to bestow its gifts of expansion, protection, and prosperity.
Below is how Gemini Season will affect you. Read your Sun, Moon, and Rising signs for extra advice.
Aries
Gemini season is one of the most important seasons of the entire year for you, Aries. This is due to Saturn, the planet of structure, joining Neptune, which entered your sign back on March 30. This rare configuration signals the ending of important things in your life, as new ones begin to emerge. You might also notice a desire to chase a really fascinating dream one day, only to feel different about this endeavor just a few days later. For this reason, you must be crystal clear about what your goals are before taking the steps to achieve them. Because, in the end, Aries, with Saturn initiating a two-and-a-half-year cycle in your sign, there is no such thing as instant gratification. What the taskmaster planet inspires you to do is to commit to long-term goals that require steady, continuous effort.
If any of your long-term goals require brainstorming, writing, or analyzing, you’ll have a total of three planets supporting your endeavors: the Sun, Mercury, and especially, the May 26 New Moon. This sweet lunar event is ideal to set the intention around learning, teaching, publishing, and even marketing efforts.
Lastly, Jupiter’s entrance into your sign sets you off for a year of celestial help in the area of your chart that rules home, family, and ancestry. Over the next year, you could buy a home, expand your family, and find closeness with those you cohabitate with.
Your Luckiest Gemini Season Day: June 4: Venus in Aries sextile Jupiter in Gemini
Today, you could hear good news involving a communication-related project you’ve been working on. Since it’s a good day for love and socializing, you might also hear good news from a friend or romantic interest.
Taurus
After a busy Taurus season, Gemini season gives you the chance to rest and unwind. This is due to a parade of planets occupying your twelfth house of rest, sleep, and the subconscious mind. Your very own planetary ruler, Venus, will be traveling here all the way to June 4, so take as long as you need to recuperate your energies, dear Taurus. Because, once Venus enters your sign on June 5, you will, once again, be put in the spotlight! The days between June 5 and June 13, especially, are bound to be pretty busy as ambitious Pluto becomes incredibly activated in your career sector. During these days, you could be closing deals, having important meetings, and making strides towards your professional goals.
Along these lines, it’s possible that you will be initiating a project that promises to elevate your income. Gemini season rules your second house of money, bringing one of the best new moons of the entire year to set intentions around your income.
Communication is highlighted for you starting this Gemini season and over the next twelve months, as magnanimous Jupiter enters your third house of learning, teaching, writing, and self-expression. If you were ever hoping for the right time to write a book, launch your podcast, or begin having a face-forward approach towards your life or career, this is your cue to begin!
Your Luckiest Gemini Season Day: June 4- Venus in Aries sextile Jupiter in Gemini
Today, you could hear good news involving money or the augmented value of something you own. You might also have a dream or vision that can eventually translate into a project that brings you success. It’s also a great night for socializing and dating.
Gemini
You have a powerful season ahead of you, Gemini! Saturn leaving your career sector on May 24 might be music to your ears, as you might no longer feel so much pressure to succeed. This might also mean having a more manageable workload, which leaves more time for you to enjoy life and all the attention you’re going to be receiving this season. Starting now, Saturn is going to move to your community sector, setting you up for a two-and-a-half-year cycle that involves setting the foundation for a community that can support either your career as well as your social endeavors.
This season also brings the end of the one-year cycle of Jupiter traveling in your sign, which means that you could be in for a treat, good news, or the grand finale of a story that has been important in your life for the past year. What has been a focus for you in the past year? Big news concerning the story could arrive around June 11, when the full moon in Sagittarius highlights the area of your chart that rules relationships, business partners, and friendships.
Starting June 9, Jupiter will next bless the area of your chart that rules money, possessions, and personal values. Over the next twelve months, you could end up seeing a lift in your income, especially if you focus more of your effort on creating new streams of income.
Your Luckiest Gemini Season Day: May 26 & 27- New Moon in Gemini
This new moon is one of the most positive new moons the sky has blessed us with in months, and the great news is that it is all yours, Gemini. Happening in your sign, it is inspiring you to set the intention to achieve a goal that is incredibly close to your heart. What will you begin?
Cancer
This is an incredibly important solar season for you, dear Cancer, as it brings a lot of different celestial shifts that will change the focus of your life for quite some time. For starters, Saturn, the planet of responsibility and structure, enters your career sector, beginning you on a two and a half year cycle that is all about building the professional life of your dreams. Since Saturn is activating Neptune in the same area of your chart, you might notice outdated career-related themes dissolving into the background, as new ones begin to emerge. Either way, this is a month to ask yourself: Do I truly love what I do for a living? What are my biggest professional dreams?
This season, it’s important to remember that this is a journey and not necessarily something you have to rush into. After all, Gemini rules your chart’s twelfth house, meaning that this is the time of the year during which the universe gives you permission to rest more. You’re bound to feel this influence the most during these months’ main lunar events, the May 26 New Moon in Gemini, and the June 11 Full Moon in Sagittarius.
The biggest news for you, however, is Jupiter entering your sign after not visiting it for the past 11 years, since 2014. Over the next year, Jupiter is going to help you expand your life in many different directions. What do you desire the most? Jupiter can help you materialize it!
Your Luckiest Gemini Season Day: May 27 – Waxing Moon in Gemini
Lunar energies are on your side today and are perfect for setting intentions around manifesting either monetary abundance as well as career-related opportunities. Tonight is perfect for co-creating with the power of the Moon, your planet!
Leo
You love Gemini season, Leo, as it is the time of the year during which you get to go out, have fun, and socialize left and right. At this season’s gorgeous May 26 new moon, you might even meet someone very special, so make it a point to introduce yourself to new circles as well as audiences. The June 11 Full Moon comes with a similar vibe, paving the terrain for you to meet new romantic prospects, if that’s of your interest. This isn’t just a regular Full Moon; this lunar event holds big “destiny” vibes, as it is activating the Lunar Nodes of Destiny.
Following up on the theme of love, Saturn leaving your intimacy sector on May 24 is bound to lighten the overall vibe of your love life. This is especially true if you’re partners and have been feeling like there has been an energy blocking your connection.
On another note, lucky planet Jupiter enters your spiritual sector on June 9, where it will stay for an entire year. This is pretty amazing news as these long-term transit seeks to help you deepen your spiritual practices, in preparation for a year during which you will expand in many different directions. This season, Leo, set the intention to begin either a meditation practice or any other tool that continuously helps you connect with spirit.
Your Luckiest Gemini Season Day: May 22- Venus in Aries trine Mars in Leo
Your love stars are beaming with blessings now! Today is a fabulous time for a date or a night out with friends. If you decide to take these sweet vibes even further and schedule a long weekend, you might have a fantastic time!
Virgo
Gemini season tends to be a productive time for you, Virgo, as it is the time of the year during which you invest a lot of effort in your professional projects and goals. In true Gemini fashion, though, you should expect a change in this area of your life due to a total of three planets, the Sun, Mercury, and Uranus, activating the Lunar South Node in your sign, between May 20 and May 29. This means that a lot of the belief systems that were driving your career prospects will suddenly flip and perhaps in unexpected and radical ways. The glittery May 26 New Moon in Gemini would be the ideal time to set either intentions or implement them. However, it’s important to remember to pace yourself, since driven Mars continues its journey through your twelfth house of rest and relaxation all the way until June 14. Once Mars enters your sign on June 15, you’ll have more energy at your disposal.
On another note, you’re receiving lucky vibrations in your social sector, starting June 9, as expansive Jupiter enters your eleventh house of friendships and collaborations. Over the next year, collaborating with other people, whether it is concerning your personal life or your career, is what’s going to help you grow and expand. This will be particularly true starting mid-July, when Jupiter’s powers truly start becoming magnified.
Your Luckiest Gemini Season Day: May 29- Mercury Cazimi
The Sun illuminating Mercury in your career sector could bring ideas, revelations, and aha moments your way. Everything that comes to your mind now could later in 2025 and even 2026 give birth to a business or passion project. Write everything down for future reference.
Libra
Your love life is highlighted this month, Libra, with Venus traveling through your partnership sector all the way to June 4. Venus forming a trine with Mars on May 22 brings a beautiful day to spend time with either your friends, your partner, or, in case that you’re dating, going on dates. Right around this time, you might notice a different attitude towards relationships due to the entrance of Saturn into the same area of your chart, on May 24. Normally, Saturn alone in the sector would have you playing for keeps when it comes to love, but because nebulous Neptune is also here, you might doubt this desire for a more serious relationship. If you are already partnered, Venus entering Taurus on June 5 could make for some romantic nights that bring you closer together over the next three weeks.
On the professional front, the universe is kicking off a whole year of success in your career, Libra! Expansive Jupiter enters your sign on June 9, helping you achieve your dreams in this area of your life. Around the time that Jupiter squares Saturn and Neptune on June 15 and June 18, respectively, a business partnership could show signs of developing. If this partnership seems to come with a price tag or is hard to land, the terms and conditions could either change or be renegotiated later down the road.
Your Luckiest Gemini Season Day: June 4- Venus in Aries sextile Jupiter in Gemini
You could receive good news around this time, perhaps involving the opportunity to travel to a faraway destination or study a subject that fascinates you. Alternatively, a close relationship could show signs of healing.
Scorpio
With driven Mars traveling in your career sector until June 16, you’re most likely focused on productivity and making your mark in the world. You might experience rewards for your efforts around the time the June 11 Full Moon in Sagittarius rises in the sky, as it is activating your second house of finances. However, keep in mind that this will be a time to be flexible in order to take advantage of all the opportunities that are available to you. Around this time (June 15), Mars will clash with wildchild planet Uranus, testing your ability to shift your mindset. You can expect to have a heavier workload starting this month due to Saturn’s May 24 entrance into your sixth house of work. It’s important, Scorpio, that you don’t over-commit to producing more than you can actually accomplish, due to nebulous Neptune also residing in the same area of your chart.
But the biggest news of all is the oh-so-awaited transit of Jupiter into your ninth house of learning, traveling, and spirituality. Starting June 9, Jupiter is going to be traveling in a water sign that truly lives with your deep and emotional nature, helping you feel comfortable and more in your element. Over the next twelve months, the universe will inspire you to expand your mind as well as your spirit, perhaps via travel, exploration, or by focusing more of your time on deep studies.
Your Luckiest Gemini Season Day: May 26- New Moon in Gemini
This glittery lunar event happening in your intimacy sector heralds a time to speak from the heart, perhaps inspiring you to connect with a partner or a special someone. If you are single and looking, this would be a great time to express to the universe all the qualities you would like to attract in a serious partnership.
Sagittarius
This is a fantastic month to be a Sagittarius! For starters, Saturn leaves your fourth house of family and home, lowering the pressure that you’ve been feeling for the past two and a half years. This leaves more room for more flow and calm within your family dynamics or anyone with whom you cohabitate. Along those same lines, the gorgeous May 26 New Moon in Gemini is your absolute best moment of the entire year to set an intention around partnership, in the case that you are single. If you are already partnered, this sweet lunar event is also incredibly positive to set intentions together regarding your shared goals for the relationship, regardless of their nature. Whatever you begin now, dear Archer, is bound to satisfy you, either in the long run or even as soon as the June 11 Full Moon rises in the sky. Happening in your sign, this Full Moon brings “fated” or “destined” vibes, unleashing meaningful events or bringing important people your way.
But the biggest news of all is your planet, Jupiter, entering a powerful position in the sky, in the warm and nurturing waters of Cancer. From now until the Summer of 2026, you could truly feel like your mojo is returning, helping you manifest anything that you set your mind to. Jupiter will specifically help you reach deeper levels of commitment with your closest people, too.
Your Luckiest Gemini Season Day: May 22: Venus in Aries trine Mars in Leo
The traveling bug might hit you today as Venus energizes Mars in your ninth house of far horizons. Alternatively, you could meet someone who reawakens your passion or desire to explore life’s beautiful pleasures.
Capricorn
Big celestial shifts are on the horizon, Capricorn! The most important one pertains to the entrance of your planet, Saturn, to your home sector. While normally Saturn in this area of your life would mean and will mean establishing new foundations for yourself, the fact that the planet Neptune has recently entered the same area of your chart means that there will be a process of adjustment before those foundations can begin to be established. You might notice this energy being especially strong at the end of Gemini season, more specifically, between June 9 and June 19. You could also be feeling Saturn’s influence bringing more fire to your profession or your workload, particularly once the May 26 New Moon kicks off new projects that are bound to keep you pretty busy for some time.
Luckily, you’re also bound to receive a lot of blessings in the area of your chart that rules relationships, as Jupiter enters Cancer on June 9. Over the next twelve years, you could begin new business partnerships or collaborations that will help you thrive. However, you’ll most likely feel this expansion in your personal life, too. If you are partnered, you could reach a much deeper level of connection, and if you’re not, there is a strong chance that you could find the person that is just perfect for you over the course of the next twelve months.
Your Luckiest Gemini Season Day: June 1- Venus conjunct Chiron in Aries
Today, a deep conversation or exchange with an important person in your life could lead to a deeply healing moment. Alternatively, you could also experience a new dimension of your sense of leadership, either in your private life or in your career.
Aquarius
You love Gemini energy, Aquarius, as it brings the time of the year during which you are more focused on enjoying the simple pleasures of life. Enjoy spending more time hanging out with friends, relaxing, and perhaps even dating if that is within your repertoire. If dating is one of your focuses, the glittery May 26 New Moon in Gemini is one of the best moments of the entire year to put yourself out there, either by meeting people physically or by filling out a new online profile. A very similar vibration comes two weeks later with the June 11 Full Moon in Sagittarius, which could put you face to face with people whom you are meant to meet for a specific and important reason.
And even though a lot of your focus will be on having fun this season, do expect your workload to be a little heavier due to the June 9 entrance of Jupiter, the planet of expansion, into the area of your chart that rules work and day-to-day routines. You might particularly feel this towards the end of the season as Jupiter clashes with Saturn, the planet of responsibility, on June 15. The great news is that the work that you do not only this month but over the next twelve months could really help you expand your career and your imprint in your industry.
Your Luckiest Gemini Season Day: June 8- Mars in Leo opposition Asteroid Pallas Athene
The tension you may now feel within a business relationship is a huge opportunity to break the code of strategy! Pallas Athene now urges you to channel your inner strategist, so dare to go back to the drawing board with an open mind.
Pisces
As you enter Gemini season, Pisces, feel yourself feeling lighter. Starting May 24, Saturn will no longer be in your sign after a long two and a half visit, which was all about creating a new foundation for your life. Starting now, Saturn will inspire you to create financial stability, however, its influence will not feel so in your face as it has been since March of 2023. Keep in mind that nebulous Neptune is also traveling in the same sector of your chart, which could sometimes cloud your judgment when it comes to making important decisions. Whenever in doubt, it might be best to wait for a few days before making any big moves.
Now, let’s get to the fun part! Regardless of your status, the universe bestows opportunities to reach love-related happiness. If you’re already partnered, the sweet May 26 New Moon in Gemini is one of the best moments to have fun together, or alternatively, set intentions for your shared goals to thrive. If you are single and are interested in meeting the right person for you, Jupiter entering your romance sector starting June 9 sets you up for a year of huge potential. Over the next twelve months, the more effort you invest in manifesting the romantic life of your dreams, the closer you will be to achieving it.
Your Luckiest Gemini Season Day: June 11- Full Moon in Sagittarius
Being a fated lunar event, this lunar event could put you face to face with people who are coming into your life for a very specific reason. Alternatively, you could either land or finish a work-related project on a good note.
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Operai está en el pie trasero en este momento, y necesita este trato.
El nuevo panorama competitivo: Operai juega defensa
Para los tomadores de decisiones técnicas empresariales, el paisaje de IA es un tablero de ajedrez. Mientras que Operai cuenta con una base de usuarios masiva para CHATGPT, alcanzando los 700-800 millones de usuarios activos después de los recientes lanzamientos de características de imágenes, su liderazgo en la IA empresarial de vanguardia, particularmente para los desarrolladores, se ha disipado notablemente en los últimos meses.
Este cambio es evidente en el ámbito de la codificación asistida por AI. Google, con su destreza de infraestructura y la cabeza de Géminis Josh Woodward, ha estado actualizando agresivamente sus modelos Gemini, incluida la reciente actualización de Gemini 2.5 Pro, con un enfoque claro en mejorar las habilidades de codificación. Este modelo encabeza los puntos de referencia clave. Anthrope, también, ha realizado significados incursiones con su serie Claude, con modelos como el soneto Claude 3.5 y el nuevo soneto Claude 3.7 que se convierten en valores predeterminados en plataformas de codificación de IA populares como Cursor, y generalmente se ha considerado un líder en ofertas de codificación empresarial en general. Y las nuevas plataformas de codificación (Windsurf, Cursor, RepliS, Levable y varias otras) son donde los desarrolladores están recurriendo cada vez más para generar código a través de indicaciones de alto nivel dentro de un entorno agente.
Irónicamente, Operai fue el primer jugador en defender las LLM para codificar. En 2021, por ejemplo, entrenó en el código público de GitHub y ayudó a GitHub a lanzar Copilot, y también lanzó una API de Codex, que convirtió el lenguaje natural en código. Quizás sin darse cuenta aplazando a Microsoft y Github en el área de aplicaciones de codificación, ahora se está encontrando detrás.
Esta presión competitiva es un impulsor principal detrás de la valoración de $ 3 mil millones para Windsurf, un acuerdo que, según los informes, se acuerda, pero aún no está cerrado. La valoración de Windsurf refleja la necesidad estratégica en lugar de los rendimientos financieros inmediatos, y sería la adquisición más grande de OpenAI hasta la fecha.
Para los tomadores de decisiones técnicas empresariales, este empuje entre Openai, Google y Anthrope dictará la estabilidad futura de la plataforma, las hojas de ruta y las posibilidades de integración cruciales.
Los ajustes estratégicos de OpenAI últimamente también incluyen su estructura corporativa y su alianzas. Recientemente anunció un cambio hacia una estructura de empresa de beneficios público, después de intentar un traslado a una estructura con fines de lucro. Además, Operai ya no puede confiar únicamente en su relación históricamente estrecha con Microsoft y su subsidiaria de codificación GitHub. La CEO de Microsoft, Satya Nadella, fomenta cada vez más un enfoque de “jardín abierto”, apoyando iniciativas como el protocolo A2A (agente a agente) lanzado por Google y el Protocolo de contexto del modelo abierto (MCP). Esta dinámica en evolución significa que OpenAI debe asegurar sus propios canales directos al ecosistema del desarrollador.
La carrera armamentista de codificación: por qué Windsurf es una apuesta multimillonaria
La carrera para dominar la codificación asistida por AI-no se trata realmente de la tecnología, aunque la tecnología de Windsurf es impresionante. Se trata más de capturar el flujo de trabajo del desarrollador, que se está convirtiendo rápidamente en el aspecto más monetizable de la tecnología LLM actual. Los codificadores están utilizando estas herramientas de agentes de codificación (cursor, windsurf y similares) para escribir código, sentarse allí durante horas al día y construir un código real que se pueda implementar. Es probable que esto sea mucho más valioso que las interacciones ocasionales del consumidor.
Y es donde Windsurf entra en la foto. Fundada por Varun Mohan y Douglas Chen, la compañía comenzó como exafunción en 2021, centrándose en la utilización e inferencia de GPU, antes de pivotar en 2022 a las herramientas de desarrolladores de IA, y finalmente lanzó el editor de Windsurf. Windsurf se distinguió temprano al estar entre los primeros en enviar un IDE totalmente agente, con innovaciones como la compresión de contexto en el tiempo de inferencia y la fragmentación de AST. Sus características destacadas incluyen “Cascade”, un sistema que proporciona una conciencia de contexto profundo en una base de código completa para cambios coherentes en múltiples archivos, y “flujos”, diseñado para la colaboración de IA en tiempo real donde la IA entiende y se adapta activamente al trabajo continuo del desarrollador. (Este podcast con Mohan, publicado la semana pasada, proporciona un buen contexto en torno a la historia y la estrategia de Windsurf).
Mientras que Operai posee un inmenso talento de ingeniería y recientemente ha reforzado su destreza de codificación internamente, incluida la liberación de su propia CLI Codex, la adquisición de Windsurf ofrece velocidad y un punto de apoyo establecido. Como Sam Witteveen, un desarrollador de agentes de IA independiente, dijo en nuestra reciente conversación de videocast sobre estos últimos movimientos: “No es la tecnología que están comprando, están comprando una base de usuarios aquí. Realmente necesitan tener un punto de apoyo bueno y fuerte para asumir el cursor y, lo que es más importante, para enfrentar a Anthrope y Google”.
Según los informes, Windsurf, que tiene “varios cientos de miles de usuarios activos diarios” según su CEO, está ganando terreno con grandes empresas que tienen bases de código complejas de millones, un segmento crucial para OpenAI. Este enfoque en la implementación de grado empresarial y el manejo de grandes bases de código puede diferenciar Windsurf de competidores como Cursor, que, a pesar de una impresionante valoración de ~ $ 300 millones y una valoración de $ 9 mil millones, se rumorea que enfrenta una mayor rotación a medida que los desarrolladores buscan soluciones de despliegue más robustas.
Una adquisición de Windsurf podría permitir a OpenAi saltar ciclos de desarrollo interno, crucial en lo que muchos ven como una situación de aceleración de la tierra. Se indica un movimiento hacia la gestión de proyectos, la depuración y los entornos de desarrollo más completos, integrando capacidades de razonamiento avanzado como las que se ven en el modelo O1 de OpenAI (con sus trazas de razonamiento) directamente en el principal juego de herramientas del desarrollador.
El Gran Premio: Convertirse en el punto de partida para un mundo agente
Sin embargo, el intenso enfoque en las herramientas de codificación es simplemente un frente en una competencia mucho mayor: la carrera para convertirse en la interfaz principal para un mundo de IA cada vez más agente. Claro, se trata de ayudar a los desarrolladores a escribir código de manera más eficiente. Pero se trata más de ser dueño del punto de partida para donde los consumidores, desarrolladores y trabajadores de conocimiento empresarial orquestan tareas complejas a través de agentes de IA.
La masa base de usuarios de ChatGPT de OpenAI proporciona una ventaja de distribución significativa. La integración de las capacidades similares a Windsurf podría transformar el CHATGPT en una “página de inicio” más convincente para una amplia gama de tareas de agente. Sin embargo, Google presenta un desafío formidable aquí. Si bien su enfoque para las interfaces de IA (Google.com, Vertex AI, AI Studio, Agentspace, la aplicación Gemini) puede parecer fragmentado, también representa múltiples apuestas estratégicas en un mercado naciente.
La pregunta para los líderes empresariales es cómo se verá este “punto de partida agente”. ¿Será una interfaz única y dominante o un jardín más abierto de agentes especializados integrados en diversas aplicaciones, y accesible desde miles de lugares diferentes, desde Salesforce para CRM, Meta para las redes sociales y una miríada de otras plataformas de desarrolladores?
¿Se puede hacer el trabajo de agente desde en cualquier lugar? “[The] Code Stuff está a punto de hacer un cambio “, dijo el desarrollador de IA Witteveen.” La gente se está mudando a una cosa de agente en la que quizás resuelva un documento de requisito de producto completo, lo pones allí, y luego se apaga y se muele para poder básicamente tener una codificación de agente “. No está claro que debe haber un punto de partida singular.
De hecho, la carrera de líderes como OpenAi y Google para establecer un ‘punto de partida’ dominante se complica por el impulso simultáneo de la industria para la apertura. Notado May Habib, CEO de Writer: “Cuando todos intentan ser interoperables y abiertos, ¿qué significa realmente ganar esa capa superior?” Ella cuestionó en una conversación con VentureBeat. “Todos intentan ser ese punto de partida más alto”.
De cualquier manera, quien sea que “posee” un punto de partida tendrá que abrazar la apertura, dijo. El cambio hacia la codificación de agente, y un ecosistema abierto y extensible, ha sido subrayado por la adopción generalizada de MCP. Deepak Agarwal, director de IA en LinkedIn, en una conversación reciente con VentureBeat, calificada de MCP posiblemente el invento más importante últimamente. “Es como inventar el HTTP de AI”, dijo. Esta nueva apertura beneficia tanto a los codificadores tradicionales como a la nueva clase de “creadores” dentro de las empresas: expertos en dominios que pueden usar estas herramientas de agente para crear soluciones de software personalizadas sin experiencia en codificación. Pueden crear CRMS personalizados o sistemas de tareas tareas únicas adaptadas a sus necesidades específicas. Para las empresas, esto significa proporcionar entornos de caja de arena donde los empleados pueden descubrir, construir y eventualmente integrar estas soluciones impulsadas por la IA en sus flujos de trabajo.
Navegar por el tablero de ajedrez de IA: imperativos para los líderes empresariales
Para los tomadores de decisiones técnicas en la empresa, aquí hay algunas implicaciones:
- Estabilidad y confiabilidad de la plataforma: La intensa competencia y los cambios estratégicos (como la reestructuración corporativa de OpenAI) significan que las empresas deben evaluar la estabilidad y confiabilidad a largo plazo de sus plataformas de IA elegidas.
- La relación evolutiva de OpenAi-Microsoft: El movimiento de Microsoft hacia un “jardín abierto” y el soporte para protocolos de agentes multiplataforma (como A2A) significa que las empresas que dependen del ecosistema de Azure tendrán más opciones, pero también necesitan navegar un paisaje más complejo ya que OpenAI encuentra otros puntos de distribución como Windsurf.
- El surgimiento del desarrollo de la agente: La transición de la codificación asistida por AI a entornos de desarrollo verdaderamente agentes está ocurriendo. Los líderes deben preparar a sus equipos para herramientas que ofrecen razonamiento de varios pasos, conciencia de contexto en todo el proyecto y ejecución de tareas autónomas. Esto requiere fomentar habilidades en ingeniería rápida, orquestación de agentes y comprender las capacidades y limitaciones de estos nuevos sistemas.
- Abraza la caja de arena: A medida que las herramientas de IA se vuelven más poderosas y democratizadas, es crucial proporcionar entornos de sandbox seguros y gobernados para la experimentación. Esto permite a los equipos explorar el potencial de la IA de agente para crear soluciones personalizadas e impulsar la innovación sin comprometer los datos o sistemas empresariales. Esta caja de arena pronto puede incluir cualquier interfaz que finalmente se ocurra el dúo Operai-Windsurf (suponiendo que su acuerdo se presente), las ofertas de Google y decenas de otros.
Mira la inmersión completa en el nuevo ecosistema, con Sam Witteveen y yo, en nuestro podcast aquí:
Los bots de IA quieren ayudarlo con sus búsquedas en la web, así como con todo lo demás, y Claude es el último asistente de inteligencia artificial para obtener la capacidad de buscar información en línea, ya sea que sean los últimos titulares de noticias o los últimos precios de los dispositivos.
“Con la búsqueda web, Claude tiene acceso a los últimos eventos e información, lo que aumenta su precisión en las tareas que se benefician de los datos más recientes”, dice el desarrollador Anthrope. La función está disponible ahora en todos los planes pagados, y “llegará pronto” para los usuarios gratuitos.
Web Search es un tipo diferente de desafío para los modelos de IA, probando su capacidad de examinar y evaluar el contenido publicado en la web, en lugar de integrarse en sus datos de capacitación. Así es como se avanza Claude, y se compara con Google Gemini y Chatgpt.
Uso de la búsqueda web en Claude
Habilitar la función de búsqueda web.
Crédito: Lifehacker
Para dar acceso web a Claude, haga clic en el botón Sliders en el cuadro de solicitud y habilite el Búsqueda web Interruptor de palanca. El bot de AI se referirá a la web en general a medida que lo considera apropiado para su consulta, pero si desea asegurarse de que use información en línea como parte de su respuesta, incluya algo como “Buscar en la web” en su aviso.
Cuando se invoca una búsqueda en la web, Claude le notificará como parte de la respuesta, y generalmente tarda un poco más en regresar con una respuesta. Cuando aparece la respuesta, obtienes pequeños botones de citas al final de ciertas oraciones, para que sepa de dónde proviene la información. Haga clic en cualquier cita para saltar a ese sitio web en una nueva pestaña.
Puede ejecutar casi cualquier consulta que pueda escribir en Google, cubriendo todo, desde pronósticos meteorológicos y puntajes deportivos hasta inmersiones profundas en el historial de la música y ayudar a solucionar problemas de computadora. Como de costumbre, puede hacer un seguimiento con más preguntas sobre los resultados que Claude le ha dado.
Es fácil ver el potencial para que la IA voltee la forma en que buscamos en la web, en cómo ofrece una experiencia más natural y matizada que la lista estándar de enlaces en Google. Sin embargo, no está exento de problemas, no menos si estos bots de IA se pueden confiar y de dónde van a obtener su información si los seres humanos reales ya no tienen incentivos para publicar en la web.
Obtener la noticia del día
Elegir las noticias tecnológicas actuales.
Crédito: Lifehacker
Me encargué de que Claude me trajera los titulares de noticias tecnológicas del día, y de hecho realizó dos búsquedas web para asegurarse de que lo obtuviera todo. Leí las noticias de tecnología todos los días, y Claude hizo un buen trabajo, aquí: las historias eran en su mayoría nuevas, y en su mayoría relevantes, aunque los enlaces de citas tendían a ir a las páginas delanteras de los sitios de noticias, en lugar de artículos individuales.
Gemini estaba a la par de Claude, aunque logró vincularse a artículos específicos, no solo los centros de noticias. Casi cada resultado fue de los últimos días, tomado de una fuente de buena reputación, y relativamente significativa en el mundo de las noticias tecnológicas, aunque hubo algunas fallas: un nuevo teléfono Samsung en India, por ejemplo, que realmente no me importa.
A Chatgpt, y el Bot Operai fue probablemente el peor del lote cuando se trataba de devolver los resultados que me importaban de los sitios que son los más respetados en el espacio de noticias tecnológicas (aunque se podría argumentar que es una decisión subjetiva). Todavía estaba bien, pero preferí los resultados que obtuve de Claude y Gemini.
Cuando se le pidió que devolviera las últimas noticias de Lifehacker, Claude no pudo hacerlo, y ChatGPT acaba de enumerar los titulares de la página de inicio actual sin enlaces. Gemini en realidad me dio las últimas historias, completa con enlaces, así que funciona mejor aquí, aunque la mejor opción es probablemente solo para abrir Lifehacker en su navegador.
Verificación de hechos en línea
Claude sabe sus películas … o más bien, sabe consultar Wikipedia.
Crédito: Lifehacker
En la comprobación de hechos: probé a Claude con una pregunta de película a la que ya conozco la respuesta. ¿Cuántos Oscar fueron ganados por Uno voló sobre el nido del cuco? Obtuvo la respuesta correcta y el año correcto, y dio el contexto de que es solo la tercera película de la historia en obtener los cinco grandes premios de la Academia: Mejor director, Mejor Actor, Mejor Actriz, Mejor Película y el mejor guión adaptado (ver si puedes adivinar cuáles son las otras dos películas).
Gemini también obtuvo las respuestas y el contexto de la gran victoria. Sus fuentes cubrieron una variedad más amplia de sitios e incluso YouTube, mientras que Claude se pegó a Wikipedia y al sitio oficial de los Oscar. Dio una respuesta más corta y más breve que Claude, y no incluía información de antecedentes sobre tomas de taquilla.
¿Qué piensas hasta ahora?
En cuanto a CHATGPT, nuevamente logró armar una respuesta precisa, con el contexto útil sobre el éxito de los cinco grandes y las otras películas que han manejado la hazaña. Al igual que Claude, se pegó principalmente a Wikipedia, pero hizo algo que no Claude ni Gemini lo hicieron: incluía un video de YouTube de la presentación de Oscar mejor imagen.
Este tipo de búsquedas en la web no son particularmente exigentes. Las preguntas más complejas pueden plantear más problemas, especialmente si las respuestas no están disponibles y la IA se siente tentado a inventarlos. Intenté engañar a estos bots de IA para que pensara que Daniel Day-Lewis ganó dos Oscar al mejor actor en años consecutivos, pero los tres identificaron correctamente que esto nunca sucedió.
Claude no es muy útil para comprar en la web.
Crédito: Lifehacker
Las compras en línea podrían ser transformadas por AI. Si bien las personas reales siempre serán mejores que los bots para elegir las compras correctas, la IA puede raspar rápidamente y resumir las opiniones de los seres humanos reales y empaquetarlos en una interfaz limpia y amigable mientras toma un corte de las ventas. Es como tener un asistente inteligente con usted, sin necesidad de vadear a través de masas de información o resultados de búsqueda.
Le pedí a Claude que recomendara un regalo extravagante para mí, basado en deportes o películas, y buscó obedientemente páginas que enumeran los extravagantes deportes y regalos de películas. Le fue bien elegir algunas ideas, pero creo que esta es una consulta que podría haber corrido a través de Google sin preocuparme de la IA.
Géminis dio una respuesta más personalizada y de cambio. No proporcionó ningún enlace web en este caso, tal vez porque Google quiere mantenerlo en su principal motor de búsqueda para este tipo de consultas: a diferencia de Claude o ChatGPT, Google ya gana mucho dinero que los usuarios hacen clic en comprar enlaces de sus resultados de búsqueda de compras.
ChatGPT dio los resultados más útiles aquí, tal vez gracias a su reciente actualización de compras. Las fuentes que enumeró fueron similares a las que usaron Claude, pero proporcionó algunas selecciones superiores distintas, junto con precios y enlaces para comprarlos en la web. Más adelante, esta podría ser una de las formas en que Operai recupera parte de su dinero.
La búsqueda web claramente sigue siendo un trabajo en progreso para todas estas herramientas de IA. En algunos casos, funciona mejor que una búsqueda tradicional de Google, pero no siempre, y siempre existe el problema de cuán lejos puede confiar en estas respuestas seguras y pulidas sin verificar las fuentes originales de las que obtienen su información.
Divulgación: la empresa matriz de Lifehacker, Ziff Davis, presentó una demanda contra Operai en abril, alegando que infringió los derechos de autor de Ziff Davis en la capacitación y la operación de sus sistemas de IA.
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