Here’s the thing. OpenAI decided they needed to be closed to be attractive for funding to get the money they needed for AGI. That aim is clear in the emails.

Here’s the thing. OpenAI decided they needed to be closed to be attractive for funding to get the money they needed for AGI. That aim is clear in the emails. To them, all that matters is reaching AGI, so holding themselves to the standards of their worst critics is irrelevant. It’s all about making it to the finish line in one piece.