The foundational technology, e.g. Transformers, was invented outside of OpenAI. OpenAI were the first to put all the bits together. Kudos to them for that, but

The foundational technology, e.g. Transformers, was invented outside of OpenAI. OpenAI were the first to put all the bits together. Kudos to them for that, but if we're doing credit attribution, Hinton is definitely not someone who is just unfairly seeking the limelight, he's about as legitimate a voice as you could ask for.