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[–] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 9 points 8 hours ago

They asked chatGPT for a business plan and it gave them hallucinations and half a business plan for a non-profit coalmining organization.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 10 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

So they're slowly admitting genAI is unprofitable...

[–] doodledup@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Their current structure is still profit-oriented. You should read the article maybe.

[–] Loduz_247@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

The structure of OpenAI is quite strange and curious.

[–] Zwuzelmaus 53 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

investors in OpenAI’s commercial entity were capped at making 100 times their money

They should never be allowed to call this a "non-profit" (and probably even get tax exemptions?)

What a dirty lie in the first place!

[–] A_norny_mousse 5 points 11 hours ago

Oh, thanks for pointing that out.... my head was just going "Fuck Sam Altman .. Fuck Sam Altman .. Fuck Sam Altman .. Fuck Sam Altman .. Fuck Sam Altman ...." ---

[–] captainastronaut@seattlelunarsociety.org 68 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

“Previously, investors in OpenAI’s commercial entity were capped at making 100 times their money before the rest of its profits flowed back to the nonprofit.

With the new PBC subsidiary, OpenAI spokesperson Steve Sharpe tells me that investors and employees will own regular stock with no cap on how much it can appreciate. “

They got exactly what they want anyway. This is no victory.

[–] dzso@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago

This doesn't sound like a nonprofit.

[–] NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 8 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (2 children)

This doesn't make sense to me. The ultimate value of shares is in the dividends they represent, no? If there are no dividends ever, what are they sharing in? Is it just a postponement until future dividends? A share in control of activities?

I get that there'll be speculation that will keep values increasing, and selling can net a profit, but what does the last share-holder get?

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 17 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

what does the last shareholder get?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_fool_theory

Once the bubble pops they’ll rugpull the same way they do crypto. Either that or it will grow so large that they convince someone to aquire them wholesale

[–] monogram@feddit.nl 1 points 12 hours ago

This is just every economic endeavour in existence nowadays, the issue with cryptocurrency is that it contains no guard rails (+ environmental issues)

Unless you work for a corporation, ask your employer what their exit strategy is.

[–] MCasq_qsaCJ_234@lemmy.zip 1 points 13 hours ago

Technology and intellectual property, including patents. These are only put up for sale if the company is liquidated or declared bankrupt.

[–] psmgx@lemmy.world 11 points 16 hours ago

"we can make enough money without it"

[–] toastmeister@lemmy.ca 10 points 17 hours ago

Great news.