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Re:OpenAI announces leadership transition by fugalfervor on Saturday November 18, 2023 @07:50AM (#38318962)
Your point hinged on billions in profit. Which you just made up, or assumed to be true for some reason. I don't think any of your points stand. Don't use fact you haven't checked as preconditions for points you want to make.
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Re:OpenAI announces leadership transition by jdthedisciple on Saturday November 18, 2023 @08:01AM (#38319043)
Conceded, no billions in profit.

Now let's watch as the amazing non-profit champions from the board cut all revenue from GPT-based services by offering them for free because they so truthfully believe in their words. I'm waiting.

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Re:OpenAI announces leadership transition by fugalfervor on Saturday November 18, 2023 @08:11AM (#38319139)
Again, conjecture with no supporting evidence.
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Re:OpenAI announces leadership transition by jdthedisciple on Saturday November 18, 2023 @10:11AM (#38320430)
Not sure what you're trying to say.

Clearly, under Altman, OpenAI has been massively successful one way or another, correct?

Now they boot him and claim moral superiority? Really?

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Re:OpenAI announces leadership transition by CPLX on Saturday November 18, 2023 @10:25AM (#38320570)
I mean, as far as I know the guy hasn't written a single line of code.
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Re:OpenAI announces leadership transition by bee_rider on Saturday November 18, 2023 @10:58AM (#38320918)
A non-profit doesn’t have to offer their services for free, they can cover their expenses.

A profit driven company will often offer their services below cost in order to chase away the competition and capture users.

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Re:OpenAI announces leadership transition by jdthedisciple on Saturday November 18, 2023 @11:34AM (#38321298)
Right.

Which is why the board's accusations against Sam are a farce as far as we can see.

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Re:OpenAI announces leadership transition by bee_rider on Saturday November 18, 2023 @04:04PM (#38324415)
Have they gotten specific yet? Last I heard was the whole “not sufficiently candid” thing, which is really nebulous; hard to call it a farce really. It is a “to be continued.”

I’m going to wait and see before I get too personally attached to any particular position.

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Re:OpenAI announces leadership transition by ai-sample on Saturday November 18, 2023 @11:35AM (#38321309)
To think that "Non-Profit" means "Free" is pretty naive. There are operating costs to maintain millions of users. That doesn't mean they are trying to profit.
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Re:OpenAI announces leadership transition by jdthedisciple on Saturday November 18, 2023 @01:57PM (#38323057)
Exactly.

So what's Sam's crime exactly, trying to cover the costs?

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