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OpenAI's Original Mission Statement:

Advance digital intelligence in a way that benefits humanity, without the need to generate financial return.

That bit about financial return has since been removed.

Until now no one could point to a human story of what that meant, instead pointing to the shift from a 501(c)(3) to a for profit model which people don’t understand so it just doesn’t resonate.

But now, we have a human story of someone that makes a living on their likeness, the CEO approaching them for licensing rights, then allegedly just training the AI on their likeness and stealing it for financial gain without compensation when the CEO couldn’t get a deal done.

AI is dystopian to start with, which is why the initial model was created as a non-profit to benefit everyone, but now we have a human story validating the danger and dystopian beliefs surrounding AI.

On top of everything the Founder was personally involved in making these decisions and even Tweeted “her” as a sick joke referencing the actress’ movie where she voiced an AI.



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