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OpenAI Is Just Another Boring, Desperate AI Startup

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What is OpenAI? I realize you might say "a foundation model lab" or "the company that runs ChatGPT," but that doesn't really give the full picture of everything it’s promised, or claimed, or leaked that it was or would be. No, really,
3rd Oct 2025

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