OpenAI's commercial transformation is hindered, and executives are concerned that California regulatory pressure may cause the $19 billion financing to be stranded.

Zhitong Finance APP learned that media reports citing informed sources revealed that executives at OpenAI are concerned that the escalating political scrutiny in California, USA may hinder their efforts to successfully transition into a for-profit company, and have discussed relocating OpenAI's headquarters out of the state as one of the final measures in their for-profit transformation plan.