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I think this every time there’s a “what cool thing should I build with OpenAI’s API?” post. A nice thought, but once OpenAI decides to pull the rug out from un
by warning26 4y ago
I think this every time there’s a “what cool thing should I build with OpenAI’s API?” post.
A nice thought, but once OpenAI decides to pull the rug out from under you, it won’t matter what you built.
- cercatrova 4y ago> “It’s just an OpenAI/ChatGPT wrapper” is the new “It’s just an AWS wrapper” that would have made you miss a generation of cloud-native companies. https://twitter.com/rauchg/status/1621204449959231493 https://twitter.com/rauchg/status/1621204449959231493 People who build on top of them will have stacked cash in the meantime, even if the API does eventually get pulled.
- weberer 4y agoOpenAI already pulled the rug once by becoming closed source. Their company name is a complete misnomer now.
- senttoschool 4y agoIt's a bit safer with OpenAI because they have paid plans. But you're right, it's still a bit risky. In the distant future, OpenAI can copy and vertically integrate features their API users have created or they can simply pull the plug on them.
- nly 4y agoWell, that's exactly the business model of offering a free API.
- toomuchtodo 4y agoYou can't replace Twitter's API (or any social network interface, as the network effects are the value). If you build on OpenAI, you can at least have a forward looking plan to swap out their API for your own ML system (or a competitor) once other systems reach parity (which, assuming current trajectories, they eventually will).