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OpenAI: Developers, Hegemons, and Origins

Nov 10, 2023
OpenAI embraces their role as a consumer technology company in their first developer keynote. Topics include: comparisons to Steve Jobs' product announcements, OpenAI's prioritizations and their API for GPT-4, differences between engineering and AI development values, concerns about DeepMind's growth, OpenAI's approach to safety and concerns surrounding their policies, exploring the concept of hegemony in keynotes, comparing Steve Jobs' ideology to OpenAI's approach, contrasting narratives of control, and career advice.
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  • OpenAI's first developer conference showcased their focus on price and speed, introducing an API for GPT-4 and the ability to train GPT models at a high cost.
  • OpenAI's gatekeeping tendencies and hegemonic power raise concerns about safety, norms, and alignment with their expressed values.

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OpenAI's Developer Conference and the Embrace of Consumer Technology

OpenAI held its first developer conference, signaling their shift towards being a consumer technology company. The conference highlighted their focus on price and speed, with plans to prioritize both in future developments. They introduced an API for GPT-4 that reduces costs and allows users to create system prompts and examples. OpenAI also announced the ability for users to train their own GPT models, albeit at a high cost. While the conference received mixed reviews from researchers and some criticism for a lack of major announcements, it played a significant role in normalizing AI as a marketable product.

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