I would not have criticized if they started as a "private" AI company, or hey, just an AI company trying to figure it out in this market. Every one is. However,

I would not have criticized if they started as a "private" AI company, or hey, just an AI company trying to figure it out in this market. Every one is. However, they took the higher morale ground and named themselves as such: OpenAI. And as soon as they had some good results (gpt-2 and gpt-3) they flipped instantly. I think, they thought, that they had a unique edge comparing to anyone else, and they'll own the market. They are wrong, and I think in the future, they'll be just another AI company out there.