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I am sorry to say that the OpenAI storyline has made me lose a ton of respect for the folks involved. I would love for someone to talk me down from that, but t

I am sorry to say that the OpenAI storyline has made me lose a ton of respect for the folks involved. I would love for someone to talk me down from that, but the results speak for themselves so far. Was I naive to believe that people whose primary role is extracting returns could be capable of anything truly altruistic? I mean the wolf is generally going to eat the lamb, correct? I have spent hours thinking about this drama. It actually led to some interesting changes which I plan on implementing in my life and work. So there is one positive from this story.

Decker87 6y ago
It may or may not make you feel better, but it was never really a viable business model as a nonprofit. They have to compete against Google, Amazon, etc. and people have bills to pay. It's not that they became villains, it's just that they aimed to be altruistic heroes and ended up normal people.
- elkos 6y ago
  But they do still call themselves OpenAI while they choose to go proprietary? Isn't that a misappropriation of the term?