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dkjaudyeqooe 10 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: OpenAI's "Own Goal"

OK, but then why on earth did they start OpenAI with its lofty goals? So it was all a (marketing) scam? There would be praise for OpenAI if they didn't pretend they weren't doing for the money but for humanity if they didn't reverse at high speed at the first whiff of a huge cash pile.

Jensson 10 months ago [–]

> why on earth did they start OpenAI with its lofty goals

Recruitment strategy. Quote:

"even though sharing everything is definitely the right strategy in the short and possibly medium term for recruitment purposes"

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