Apple doesn’t need OpenAI long term and I’m not sure they’ll even stay with them. All of their research feels closer to the open source world where you can swap a million different competing and specialized models out.
Despite being regularly described as a tier 1 operator and superior intellect, Sam Altman got rolled by Apple, signing a deal where OpenAI agreed to pay all of Apple's costs to use their service for a return that borders on nothing. It's a terrible deal.
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