Their way of squaring this circle has always been to whine about "AI safety". (the cultish doomsday shit, not actual harms from AI)
Sam Altman will proclaim that he alone is qualified to build AI and that everyone else should be tied down by regulation.
And it should always be said that this is, of course, utterly ridiculous. Sam Altman literally got fired over this, has an extensive reputation as a shitweasel, and OpenAI's constant flouting and breaking of rules and social norms indicates they CANNOT be trusted.
Sam Altman will proclaim that he alone is qualified to build AI and that everyone else should be tied down by regulation.
And it should always be said that this is, of course, utterly ridiculous. Sam Altman literally got fired over this, has an extensive reputation as a shitweasel, and OpenAI's constant flouting and breaking of rules and social norms indicates they CANNOT be trusted.