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Sam Altman admits OpenAI was ‘on the wrong side of history’ in open source debate
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, admits the company was "on the wrong side of history" in the open source AI debate during a Reddit AMA, signaling a potential strategy shift as Chinese competitor DeepSeek disrupts the market with efficient, open models.
The candid acknowledgment came during a Reddit “ Ask Me Anything ” session, just days after Chinese AI firm DeepSeek rattled global markets with its open source R1 model that claims comparable performance to OpenAI’s systems at a fraction of the cost. The statement represents a remarkable departure from OpenAI’s increasingly proprietary approach in recent years, which has drawn criticism from some AI researchers and former allies, most notably Elon Musk, who is suing the company for allegedly betraying its original open source mission. As the dust settles from DeepSeek’s debut, one thing becomes clear: the real disruption isn’t just about technology or market value—it’s about challenging the assumption that closely guarded AI models are the surest path to artificial general intelligence.
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