OpenAI’s $1.1 Billion Statsig Acquisition: Unpacking the Hidden Security and Policy Implications of Accelerated AI Development
What if the very tools designed to accelerate innovation in artificial intelligence also introduce the most profound and invisible risks? This critical question underpins OpenAI’s recent $1.1 billion all-stock acquisition of Statsig, a Seattle-based product testing and experimentation startup. Confirmed in early September 2025, this strategic maneuver signals OpenAI’s decisive shift from a research-first entity…