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The company still has assets and a balance sheet. They could fire everyone and simply rent out their process to big orgs and still make a pretty penny.

>>financ+(OP)
Loss of know-how is a risk. A vendor needs to be able to prove that it has sufficient headcount and skills to run and improve a system.

While OpenAI would have the IP, they would also need to retain the right people who understand the system.