OpenAI isn't a publicly-traded company — yet, at least — and as such, the company's express written consent is necessary for the sale or transfer of its equity.

But that massive caveat has not, apparently, stopped sleazy operators from trying to rip would-be investors off with shady promises of buying into the red-hot artificial intelligence giant.

In a new blog post, OpenAI warned that there are bad actors out there attempting to make "unauthorized opportunities to gain access" to the company. In other words, in an amusingly convoluted situation, OpenAI is warning would-be investors not to invest in it.

The mechanics of these deals vary. The first method to buy into OpenAI is the direct and unsanctioned sale of company equity without permission. (Any such transfer attempts will, as the

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