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I don't think it's predatory. I think they had it (and 700 other things) in their roadmap already. Anyone building a startup around OpenAI needs to at least con

I don't think it's predatory. I think they had it (and 700 other things) in their roadmap already. Anyone building a startup around OpenAI needs to at least consider: "is this a pretty obvious thing, already on their roadmap?".

dragonwriter 3y ago
If you are building a startup around OpenAI APIs (especially anything that’s a quick, low-hanging fruit, kind of thing where there’s little special sauce), either its misguided or you are putting it on their roadmap. That's generally true, and OpenAI. especially with GPT-4, seems especially eager to roll features into the core offering.
- isitmadeofglass 3y ago
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ssalka 3y ago
Fair perhaps, but OpenAI doesn't need to build everything on their roadmap (what company actually does?). They could likely save themselves a good chunk of time to focus on what's really important (zero to one stuff), rather than reimplementing what someone else has already done. Partnering with these smaller companies could be a good way for OpenAI to foster its community and spread the benefits of AI more widely; instead, my perception is that they're punishing the little guy for having a good idea and being able to act on it quickly.
- MichaelZuo 3y ago
  How would you know the specifics of relative effort for their plans, unless you have inside info?
- otteromkram 3y ago
  See comment (not mine): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38092766 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38092766
janalsncm 3y ago
They should also consider: what happens if OpenAI raises prices 10x?
kaffeeringe 3y ago
They will put anything on the roadmap that anybody successfully built with their API. Like Amazon copies other people's best sellers. If you use someone's API to start your own company, you are an idiot who didn't learn a thing from the past 20 years.

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I don't think it's predatory. I think they had it (and 700 other things) in their roadmap already. Anyone building a startup around OpenAI needs to at least con

by danielmarkbruce 3y ago

dragonwriter 3y ago
If you are building a startup around OpenAI APIs (especially anything that’s a quick, low-hanging fruit, kind of thing where there’s little special sauce), either its misguided or you are putting it on their roadmap. That's generally true, and OpenAI. especially with GPT-4, seems especially eager to roll features into the core offering.
- isitmadeofglass 3y ago
  [dead]
ssalka 3y ago
Fair perhaps, but OpenAI doesn't need to build everything on their roadmap (what company actually does?). They could likely save themselves a good chunk of time to focus on what's really important (zero to one stuff), rather than reimplementing what someone else has already done. Partnering with these smaller companies could be a good way for OpenAI to foster its community and spread the benefits of AI more widely; instead, my perception is that they're punishing the little guy for having a good idea and being able to act on it quickly.
- MichaelZuo 3y ago
  How would you know the specifics of relative effort for their plans, unless you have inside info?
- otteromkram 3y ago
  See comment (not mine): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38092766 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38092766
janalsncm 3y ago
They should also consider: what happens if OpenAI raises prices 10x?
kaffeeringe 3y ago
They will put anything on the roadmap that anybody successfully built with their API. Like Amazon copies other people's best sellers. If you use someone's API to start your own company, you are an idiot who didn't learn a thing from the past 20 years.