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OpenAI is Visa – Buttering up the government to retain a monopoly
Buttering up the government to retain a monopoly....
Earlier this month, OpenAI boss Sam Altman essentially conceded this API business would dry up: “There will be shockingly capable models widely available, used for everything… the AI itself — the reasoning engine — will become commoditized.” These efforts signal an attempt to dominate the market, not through superior technology, but by limiting competition through exclusivity deals, government contracts, and licensing requirements for advanced AI models. With Elon Musk emerging as Altman’s chief rival and exerting influence through figures like White House AI czar David Sacks, government regulation is likely to relax rather than tighten.
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