Absolutely. Altman is positioned to be minted into the next tech oligarch. Which means most of what's going on with Elon & Google can be explained as competing oligarchs vying to suppress the emergence of competition.
most of what's going on with Elon & Google can be explained as competing oligarchs vying to suppress the emergence of competition.
I have a hard time feeling bad for Altman when OpenAI is turning around and supporting regulation that would stifle competition (and potentially open source projects) in the name of “ethics.”
AFAIK Elon is for open-sourcing it all (he's in the middle of a lawsuit against them), so while that may be a tactic to "suppress competition", I'm hoping he wins.
That said, Elon is not 'our guy' and has his own set of incentives and motives as one of said oligarchs. He's also behind Grok AI, an OpenAI competitor.
The $64 question: is Elon just blocking a rival with lawfare while seeking to claim that space or seeking open source for other reasons? It's not altruism; he'll benefit. Open sourcing gets him access to a rival's codebase.
As someone who wants non-converged alternatives, an Elon win placing an open source version of AI in everyone's hands seems like a win.
The truth is, Discord is winning more than expected. Toms of companies are using it as the UI for their product. MidJourney is slowly getting out, while others are jumping in.
That's why OpenAI has so much money. It is expected to be the tech oligarch.
Absolutely. Altman is positioned to be minted into the next tech oligarch. Which means most of what's going on with Elon & Google can be explained as competing oligarchs vying to suppress the emergence of competition.
I have a hard time feeling bad for Altman when OpenAI is turning around and supporting regulation that would stifle competition (and potentially open source projects) in the name of “ethics.”
AFAIK Elon is for open-sourcing it all (he's in the middle of a lawsuit against them), so while that may be a tactic to "suppress competition", I'm hoping he wins.
Me too.
That said, Elon is not 'our guy' and has his own set of incentives and motives as one of said oligarchs. He's also behind Grok AI, an OpenAI competitor.
The $64 question: is Elon just blocking a rival with lawfare while seeking to claim that space or seeking open source for other reasons? It's not altruism; he'll benefit. Open sourcing gets him access to a rival's codebase.
As someone who wants non-converged alternatives, an Elon win placing an open source version of AI in everyone's hands seems like a win.
Should we cheer?
My position is: we'll see.
Altman is the real life Bob Page.
Why contain it?
The truth is, Discord is winning more than expected. Toms of companies are using it as the UI for their product. MidJourney is slowly getting out, while others are jumping in.