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		echelon 12 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: OpenAI declares 'code red' as Google catches up in... Why is profit bad? You can be open source, ethical, and for-profit.

khafra 12 days ago [–]

If you start out as a non-profit, and pull a bunch of shady shenanigans in order to convert to a for-profit, claiming to be ethical after that is a bit of a hard sell.

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