It would be significant if one believed OpenAI was responsible for keeping the cat partially in the bag, and now the bag has holes. In which case, the weakening

It would be significant if one believed OpenAI was responsible for keeping the cat partially in the bag, and now the bag has holes. In which case, the weakening of OpenAI (or simply a change of trajectory) could be very significant to this historical trajectory. More control vs less control is a very important knob to turn, and it's just been turned if power shifts from OpenAI's closed model approach to players pushing open models. It's up to each person to decide if this is good or bad *shrug* I personally am unsure, but I worry Sam's departure is bad news for our trajectory. (Though I also feared his influence, as I fear anyone with heavy influence.)