I think that OpenAI is certainly reducing massive misuse risks of AI. By existing, they have made it a significant chance that a capped-profit entity will be the first to develop transformative AI. Without them, it’s much more likely that a 100% for-profit company would be the first, and a for-profit company is more likely to misuse the power of being the first to have this power than a capped-profit entity.
As for misaligned AI, I’m not sure because while I think they’re unlikely to develop a super-powerful misaligned AI, as the OP says they are accelerating development of AI capabilities for everyone and spreading awareness of these.
I think that OpenAI is certainly reducing massive misuse risks of AI. By existing, they have made it a significant chance that a capped-profit entity will be the first to develop transformative AI. Without them, it’s much more likely that a 100% for-profit company would be the first, and a for-profit company is more likely to misuse the power of being the first to have this power than a capped-profit entity.
As for misaligned AI, I’m not sure because while I think they’re unlikely to develop a super-powerful misaligned AI, as the OP says they are accelerating development of AI capabilities for everyone and spreading awareness of these.