The most important context for understanding the "Open"AI melodrama is this:
The founders launched it as mostly open tech in a not-for-profit enterprise. That structure was intended -- they said at the time -- to do good for humanity.
They proceeded to pull a bait and switch that ranks as one of the most cynical money grabs in human history.
Now, at least, all of the BS about ethics and honor are in the open -- basically the only thing about this company that is open.
@dangillmor My only criticism of this framing is that it omits the really important detail that their idea of "do good for humanity" was loony cult ideology akin to "discredit psychotherapy to increase body thetans" or "retroactively baptise the dead".
There are no winners here. Only different denominations of freakish kooks.
@dangillmor
Open AI was never going to be about anything other than money. Most of us knew that the free stuff was bait and a way to build the data base. #openai
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