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You say: OpenAI really seems to believe that not publishing details will save them from competition. Then say: The only competitive advantage that OpenAI has h
by tourist2d 4y ago
You say: OpenAI really seems to believe that not publishing details will save them from competition.
Then say: The only competitive advantage that OpenAI has here is a headstart of 6-12 months
It's almost as if they want to keep this advantage, huh? Blows my mind how business illiterate some HN commenters are.
- thwayunion 4y agoIf someone doesn't file a Form 990, they are out for themselves and want to fuck (sorry... extract value from) everyone who isn't a (majority) share holder. Open AI is not the first for-profit philanthropy. It's just another evangelical church with a televangelist at the helm. TED talks are sermons. TBF: at least Open AI doesn't pretend to be a charity anymore... I feel sorry for the working sops who held MSFT stock in 401Ks and funded a massive tax write-off for the capital class. Dumbasses, amirite?
- loveparade 4y agoA headstart doesn't matter unless you can keep it. The point is that there are many mort smart people and resources outside of OpenAI and there are inside of OpenAI. If they focus their efforts, they will easily catch up. A headstart is not a competitive moat like network effects are. Go and try to raise money for your startup from a VC and tell them "well, everyone is doing the same as us, but we started 6 months earlier!!" - nobody cares.
- fullshark 4y agoSo OpenAI should just give up and release all their trade secrets? To what purpose?
- Matl 4y agoI dunno, maybe the Open part of OpenAI should hint at it. The problem people are having is that OpenAI marketed themselves as supposedly democratizing AI, but it does the opposite.
- pixl97 4y agoIt turns out most individuals will give up democracy if they think they have a shot at becoming king.
- selfhoster11 4y agoThat, or rename themselves to ClosedAI.