They've achieved marvellous things, OpenAI, but the pivot and long-standing refusal to deal with it honestly leaves an unpleasant taste, and doesn't bode well for the future, especially considering the enormous ethical implications of advantage in the field they are leading.
They don't have a moat big enough that many millions of dollars can't defeat.
It surely will have huge blindspots (and people do too), but perhaps it will be good enough for self-improvement... or will be soon.
It can't just "self-improve towards general intelligence".
What's the fitness function of intelligence?