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VelveteenAmbush t1_jcbv0rs wrote

Reply to comment by Nhabls in [D] What do people think about OpenAI not releasing its research but benefiting from others’ research? Should google meta enforce its patents against them? by [deleted]

GPT-4 is an actual commercial product though. AlphaGo was just a research project. No sane company is going to treat the proprietary technological innovations at the core of their commercial strategy as an intellectual commons. It's like asking them to give away the keys to the kingdom.

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Nhabls t1_jcc30fs wrote

The original transformers (ie the foundational model architecture all GPTs are based on) were also commercial products (they're used for search, summarization, translation,etc) we got them and the paper all the same.

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VelveteenAmbush t1_jcc4mvf wrote

Transformers aren't products, they're technology. Search, Maps, Ads, Translation, etc. -- those were the products. Those products had their own business models and competitive moats that had nothing to do with the technical details of the transformer.

Whereas GPT-4 is the product. Access to it is what OpenAI is selling, and its proprietary technology is the only thing that prevents others from commoditizing it. They'd be crazy to open up those secrets.

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Nhabls t1_jccgj1w wrote

This a very silly semantic game that i have no interest in engaging with

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VelveteenAmbush t1_jccizz1 wrote

It has nothing to do with semantics, it's basic corporate strategy.

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