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Protesters Gather Outside OpenAI Headquarters after Policy Against Military Use is Quietly Removed (www.bloomberg.com)

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Protesters Gather Outside OpenAI Headquarters after Policy Against Military Use is Quietly Removed::Protesters at OpenAI’s office demanded the startup cease military work. But first...

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[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Considering that openAI was originally a non-profit with a stated goal of making benevolent and safe AI, I think it’s worth noting how far they’ve fallen from that mission. They were supposed to have a different direction from purely for-profit orgs, but of course the for-profit arm has taken over like a tumor.

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 2 points 9 months ago

Oh yes I forgot at one point they were non-profit and supposed to be open source. In that case, yes this is pretty hypocritical