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.
Examples Whispering pines, Blue Heron Bay, OpenAI
To me it looks like nearly every other player, including open source projects are there for short term fame and profit, while it’s the OpenAI that is playing the long game of AI alignment.
Meanwhile, we don't get to play with their models right now. Obviously that's what we should be concerned about.
The threat from humans leveraging narrow control of AI for power over other humans is, by far, the greatest threat from AI over any timeframe.