Summary & Key Takeaways ​

Key Revelations ​

• Sam Altman's email to OpenAI's board from October 2022 was exposed in the Musk v. Altman lawsuit.
• The email discusses OpenAI's open-source strategy.
• Altman states a desire to release a GPT-3-level model runnable locally on consumer hardware.
• The goal is to do this "soon, before Stability or someone else does."
• This move is intended to discourage others from releasing similar models.
• It also aims to make it harder for new AI efforts to secure funding.

Our Commentary ​

This quote from Sam Altman is... something else. We've always suspected the 'open' in OpenAI was more of a marketing term, but to see it laid out so explicitly – a strategy to release a model specifically to stifle competition and funding for open-source efforts – is jarring. It makes me question the entire narrative around democratizing AI. This isn't just business; it's a calculated move to control the ecosystem. I genuinely don't know how to feel about this, but it certainly paints a clearer picture of the competitive landscape.