OpenAI Foundation — key-event: OpenAI announces plan to restructure into PBC; initial plan would have removed nonprofit governance control

NoteThe source directly confirms the claim's core elements: (1) OpenAI announced a plan to restructure into a PBC (confirmed: 'transform our existing for-profit into a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation'); (2) the announcement occurred in December 2024 (confirmed: dated December 27, 2024); (3) the initial plan would have removed nonprofit governance control over operations (confirmed: the PBC 'will run and control OpenAI's operations and business' while the nonprofit shifts to charitable initiatives rather than direct control). The source also reflects the framing mentioned in the claim—OpenAI presents this as 'evolving the mission' to 'advance our mission' and 'ensure AGI benefits all of humanity.' The claim's characterization of critics' concerns is not addressed in this source (OpenAI's own announcement), but the structural facts are confirmed.