The real story of the OpenAI debacle is the tyranny of big tech | Courtney Radsch
by Courtney Radsch from Technology | The Guardian on (#6GP8M)
The latest episode should jolt us out of our complacency and force us to confront the dangers of monopoly capitalism
The theatrics of OpenAI's seeming implosion amid the firing of its CEO and co-founder Sam Altman, Microsoft's dramatic offer to poach its top executives and staff, and Altman's triumphant return following the ouster of the board has all the trappings of a Hollywood blockbuster.
But the drama unfolding should put the spotlight on the tyranny of the tech titans that control critical aspects of the AI ecosystem.
Courtney C Radsch is director of the Center for Journalism and Liberty at the Open Markets Institute
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