OpenAI is basically only open in the name.

I guess "Closed source pay-as-you-go AI" didn't have quite a ring to it

It reminds me of that time the US Air Force designed an "open source jet engine".

https://www.wpafb.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/201113...

Their definition of "open source" turned out to be: "the government owns the source IP instead of some defense contractor. No, you can't see it."

In fairness, I'm impressed that they even got that far. How do you think the defense contractor lobbyists responded to that program?

It’s basic run-of-the-mill gaslighting.

Maybe they meant Opening up AI :)

OpenWallet

You dare question the gatekeepers of our future AI overlords?

What are the odds they (OpenAI) keep their self-imposed returns capped at 100x? Is there a betting pool somewhere?

Returns on what?

Their investment, based on the first round. That's how they justified flip-flopping away from being an NPO[0].

If I had to bet, just as they pivoted from non-profit to capped-profit, they'll pivot from capped-profit to regular-for-profit when the time comes. Not that I have something against for-profits, but it all (name & mission) feels hypocritical and plain branding/marketing.

0: https://openai.com/blog/openai-lp/

> Returns for our first round of investors are capped at 100x their investment (commensurate with the risks in front of us), and we expect this multiple to be lower for future rounds as we make further progress.

I agree that it's pretty meaningless if you can just pivot at the appropriate time. Public benefit corporation feels like the best compromise.