The mission document that defined OpenAI's values
PolicyOpenAI's official charter defining its mission to ensure AGI benefits all of humanity, including the 'assist clause' committing to help safety-conscious projects rather than compete in late-stage AGI development.
The Charter established several foundational principles:
The most distinctive element was the "assist clause": if a value-aligned, safety-conscious project comes close to building AGI before OpenAI does, OpenAI commits to stop competing with it and start assisting it.