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VertexMachine t1_jajjq8b wrote

Reply to comment by JackBlemming in [D] OpenAI introduces ChatGPT and Whisper APIs (ChatGPT API is 1/10th the cost of GPT-3 API) by minimaxir

Yea, but one thing is not adding up. It's not like I can go to a competitor and get access to similar level of quality API.

Plus if it's a price war... with Google.. that would be stupid. Even with Microsoft's money, Alphabet Inc is not someone you want to go to war on undercutting prices.

Also they updated their polices on using users data, so the data gathering argument doesn't seem valid as well (if you trust them)

Edit: ah, btw. I don't say that there is no ulterior motive here. I don't really trust "Open"AI since the "GPT2-is-to-dangerous-to-release" bs (and corporate restructuring). Just that I don't think is that simple.

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farmingvillein t1_jajtmly wrote

> Plus if it's a price war... with Google.. that would be stupid

If it is a price war strategy...my guess is that they're not worried about Google.

Or, put another way, if it is Google versus OpenAI, openai is pretty happy about the resulting duopoly. Crushing everyone else in the womb, though, would be valuable.

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astrange t1_jajpps3 wrote

"They're just gathering data" is literally never true. That kind of data isn't good for anything.

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