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What about scientists that don't publish all their data and code? Are they also not contributing to science? OpenAI, even without saying how the model works, h

• steve_adams_86 4y ago
  Similar to simply seeing animals and insects fly, humans intuited that they too could fly somehow. Seeing what's possible can open someone's mind in an instant. Would humans be capable of flight if other animals didn't fly already? If science happens behind closed doors but we witness what it makes possible, that influence alone can inspire a lot more effort and discovery with or without the data that lead to the accomplishment. I think that moment has been profoundly influential due to ChatGPT alone. Whether or not it's a good thing that it's largely private is very difficult to say. I don't feel great about it, but I also don't think I know enough to have strong opinions yet.