Why do all these companies developing privatised software use the word "Open"? Real question.
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- OpenAI
- OpenText
- OpenVMS
- OpenServer
- OpenEdge
- OpenDrive
- etc.
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OpenAI was supposed to make AI R&D basically open for all, but they became closed after they realised how fucking good GPT can be. It's understandable tbh but sad.
They betrayed their core values. Hypocrites to me.
That's what money'll do to ya.
If I was presented with billions of dollars of I went proprietary, I too would probably close source my software.
In an interview Sam altman said "they realise the amount of money they needed would never come only from donations.
It's still kind of a foundation, he mentioned it in the Lex Friedman podcast.