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In this article, we’ll trace OpenAI’s journey from its 2015 origins through its major milestones and provide a high-level overview of the OpenAI platform—covering its foundation models, services, APIs, and developer tools.

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Evolution of OpenAI

OpenAI began as a non-profit in December 2015 with a mission to ensure that artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity. Since then, it has evolved into a leading provider of generative AI services.
The image is a timeline illustrating key events in the history of OpenAI from 2015 to 2023, including its founding, major investments, and the announcement of technologies like GPT-3, DALL-E, and ChatGPT.
OpenAI’s shift from non-profit to for-profit aligned incentives for scaling infrastructure and delivering enterprise-grade AI services.

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High-Level View of the OpenAI Platform

At its core, OpenAI provides generative AI as a service, enabling developers and organizations to integrate advanced models into applications. Below is a breakdown of the primary platform components: Applications can call the OpenAI API directly or use the official SDKs to streamline authentication, manage requests, and process responses in your preferred language.
The image is a flowchart titled "OpenAI – 10,000 Ft. Overview," showing the interaction between tools, libraries, an API, OpenAI, and foundation models.

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