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“Please help us. We’re only a little business worth $157 billion!” - The company ripping off everyone that’s ever written or drawn anything. Company’s like AirB
by basisword 2y ago
“Please help us. We’re only a little business worth $157 billion!” - The company ripping off everyone that’s ever written or drawn anything. Company’s like AirBnB and Uber breaking the rules, gaining control of the market, and then pushing up prices was bad. “Open” AI is just a whole other level of hubris.
- pmdr 2y agoThey do need help, they've yet to turn a profit.
- worldsayshi 2y agoWould they want to turn a profit if they can invest?
- jjulius 2y agoIf you start a company based on a new-ish idea and you can't figure out how to turn a profit, that's on you.
- Auracle 2y agoTo be fair, it could be a matter of national security if AGI does ever happen. You'd very much want your country to be the first.
- andrewflnr 2y agoThat's closer to an argument for nationalizing the company than it is for shielding them from regulation.
- frosting1337 2y agoRemember when they were a non-profit so that didn't matter? Ah..
- presentation 2y agoNonprofits still need to be sustainable, and they’re definitely not
- thrance 2y agoProfit is so 20th century. The new way is to garner hype to build a pyramid scheme for VCs, and sell off your shares before people realize there's nothing here. Actual contribution to the economy are no longer required.
- VWWHFSfQ 2y agoNot to mention Musk was an original co-founder, left, and then just recently tried to buy it back. It's all shady-as-fuck.
- bamboozled 2y agoThey will probably get it too :)