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by twelvechairs 261 days ago
> But as long as OpenAI remains the go-to for the average consumer, they be fine.

This is like the argument of a couple of years ago "as long as Tesla remains ahead of the Chinese technology...". OpenAI can definitely become a profitable company but I dont see anything to say they will have a moat and monopoly.
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muzani 261 days ago
They're the only ones making AI with a personality. Yeah, you don't need chocolate flavored protein shakes but if I'm taking it every day, I get sick of the vanilla flavor.
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idiotsecant 261 days ago
Huh? They're actively removing personality from current models as much as possible.
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muzani 261 days ago
Did you mean the GPT-5 launch? They put it back in within 2 weeks, despite the side effects and bugs. It was pretty clear that it's their value proposition.
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ipaddr 261 days ago
He means chatGPT means AI to most people.
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