OpenAI transfers model weights to national lab, plans limited public sector partnerships

Public-private partnerships can be beneficial for building public trust and interest in artificial intelligence technology, but OpenAI plans to limit its participation to three such initiatives -- beyond one already underway at Los Alamos National Laboratory -- because they are also like leaving money on the table, according to a senior executive with the tech company.

“We are absolutely losing money on our deal with the national labs,” Katrina Mulligan, head of federal partnerships for the company, said June 2...