The point is that OpenAI (the for protists) won’t die from not having invested AGI, they have an extremely profitable opportunity from “just” selling api calls

The point is that OpenAI (the for protists) won’t die from not having invested AGI, they have an extremely profitable opportunity from “just” selling api calls and consultant hours. But that just brings them a successful shovel seller, not the societal transformation that the non-profit is aiming at, so it makes sense to detangle the non-profit and for profit. Also because you know… the non-profit tried to strangle the for profit to take over control when they tried to oust Sam, so there’s that.