VelveteenAmbush t1_jcbw6mx wrote on March 15, 2023 at 6:54 PM

Reply to comment by MysteryInc152 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]

DeepMind's leaders would love to hoard their secrets. The reason they don't is that it would make them a dead end for the careers of their research scientists -- because aside from the occasional public spectacle (AlphaGo vs. Lee Sedol) nothing would ever see the light of day. If they stopped publishing, they'd hemorrhage talent and die.

OpenAI doesn't have this dilemma because they actually commercialize their cutting-edge research. Commercializing its research makes its capabilities apparent to everyone, and being involved in its creation advances your career even without a paper on Arxiv.

sobe86 t1_jccmvfj wrote on March 15, 2023 at 9:39 PM

This is hearsay, but my understanding was that Hassabis' goal was for Deepmind to be winning one Nobel Prize per year or something like this, so I don't think he's personally up for the closed research model.

VelveteenAmbush t1_jcd6bkq wrote on March 15, 2023 at 11:52 PM

I think Hassabis' goal is to build a synthetic god and reshape the cosmos, and open research isn't necessary conducive to that except as needed to keep researchers motivated and engaged.

MysteryInc152 t1_jcbwooc wrote on March 15, 2023 at 6:57 PM

I agree there's a limit to how much they can withhold without releasing anything at all.

Hyper1on t1_jck7qjx wrote on March 17, 2023 at 1:08 PM

DM already does hoard their secrets, there are successful projects there which are not published. What they show you is what they decide needs to be public to get good PR.