[sonofhans]

It is happening, just as planned and predicted. Last I checked every so-called AI company is swimming in cash, and so are their founders and leaders. You didn’t think the economic surplus would be evenly distributed, did you?

[avaer]

Some people said in their manifestos that AI was going to be Open and democratized and would benefit all of humanity.

It was 100% a rugpull but charitably not quite 100% predictable.

[refulgentis]

What people?

What do you mean by "open"?

By "open" did those people mean "free as in beer"?

What does rugpull mean in this context?

[irjustin]

OpenAI was originally founded on the parent's concepts, but obviously that changed at some point.

Currently, Elon is suing Altman because Altman turned it for profit. Oddly, in that Elon is taking the moral road?

[happymellon]

> Oddly, in that Elon is taking the moral road?

Holding other people to standards he wouldn't hold himself to?

Sounds totally on-brand.

[avaer]

I was talking about OpenAI, referencing their original mission statement. Other companies have said similar things.

Rugpull means they "pulled the rug out" from underneath those who believed their mission statement, and decided instead to take over the world and screw everyone else.

[pilgrim0]

Swimming in borrowed or imaginary cash without any hope of paying it back in the foreseeable future.

[refulgentis]

Investors are people who just literally hand you cash, its not imaginary