[Art9681]

The potential for AI is one of those things that I think a lot of people are willing to fund without a return on their investment. The nations and businesses and individuals that leverage this technology will far outpace those that don't. It has value in and of itself to have access to the most powerful model capable of existing. There is a reason governments are starting to pass laws. Clearly this technology is seen as a huge asset to anyone who's paying attention. I am not making a moral argument here. I don't know if what's coming is good or bad. But it's coming with our without my approval.

To add to this, it is a valid strategy to give away something for free so attention - and therefore power - is taken away from a competitor. A quick way for everyone to forget OpenAI exists is for another nation or business conglomerate to release a model that is "good enough". This slows growth for businesses trying to profit from it.