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I had some fun pulling OpenAI's mission statement out of their IRS tax filings from 2016 to 2024, loading them into a git repo with fake commit dates and then taking a look at the diffs simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/13/...

simonwillison.netThe evolution of OpenAI’s mission statementAs a USA 501(c)(3) the OpenAI non-profit has to file a tax return each year with the IRS. One of the required fields on that tax return is to “Briefly …

Simon Willison

@simonwillison.net

I found loosely equivalent but much less interesting documents for Anthropic simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/13/...

14/2/26, 12:04 am0 reposts16 likes

Andrew Cherry

@kolektiv.xyncro.com

14 Feb

I don't know... That's an interesting change in phrasing when you consider the ultra-utilitarian/effective altruism slant that a lot of relevant people put on "long term", i.e. small chance of far future massive gains may outweigh short-term benefit/safety. That seems to free up quite a bit...