In a reasonably well regulated market, deception at that scale (that utterly destroys competitive buildouts by externalizing the costs that normally would be borne by a customer needing an exceptional order) would be a clear violation of market laws. The fact that deceptive, aggressively anticompetitive behavior such as this , blatantly harmful to other innovation passes as “free market” is a laughable assertion… this is merely the will of the stronger, not any reasonable definition of a free market. A free market implies transparency in pricing and demand, alongside fair competition practices.

Anyone else planning to innovate in the ML space just took a huge hit thanks to OAI, including scientists, pharmaceutical companies, and other things that arguably operate mostly in the realm of clear public good.

Their inherent assumption that might = right is a very powerful indication of their inability to be trusted in the control of a tool / weapon that has more potential to steer the future of humanity than nuclear power/weapons ever did. It’s clear that A: they don’t see AI as any big deal, or B: they don’t care how their actions affect humanity in any nuanced sense of the concept.