Not sure what to make of Sam Altman’s op-ed in The Washington Post. When he writes about model weights and export restrictions, I keep thinking of the Llama 3.1 release this week. Feels like more between the lines that I’m missing.

Matt Huyck

When you say

Feels like more between the lines that I’m missing.

you are articulating exactly what Altman wants people to feel. This breathless hype is all about generating FOMO to inflate the perceived value of what OpenAI is doing. I note a distinct lack of evidence offered in this text for the supposed benefits of the technology.

Manton Reece @manton
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