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WOW! Clearly some funny business going on at OpenAI, as people have speculated. I always assumed Sam Altman was too smart to be in a situation like this. I have heard grumblings about suspicious corporate structuring, behind the scenes profit taking, etc. All speculation though.

The All In podcast had some words about this a few months ago, though they spoke in generalities.

>>ldjkfk+(OP)
The key issue: There is no I in the AI.

>>ldjkfk+(OP)
Which podcast episode was this?

>>ldjkfk+(OP)
Kickbacks from Microsoft would be my guess.

>>ldjkfk+(OP)
Could this be the reason they suspended new account signups?

>>toddpg+ne
Episode 142 starts at about 1 hour 5 minutes if they're talking about the one I just went back to watch.

>>paxys+He
Say what you will about Microsoft but they are Boy Scouts on investments. No chance anything illegal there.

That said, Sam could have committed to an acquisition without the board's approval or something insane like that.

>>outsid+gw
Not sure if you are being sarcastic. MS has been sued for bribery and kickbacks and has paid a sizable fine to settle (including a criminal fine) with the US Justice Department.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-microsoft-settlement/micr...

>>hanzma+PP
Having been sued for something like that tends to empower lawyers to turn a company into a boyscout.