Sam Altman says OpenAI was on the “wrong side of history”

Earlier today, Sam Altman admitted that OpenAI has been “on the wrong side of history” regarding open source AI. However, he also added that not everyone at the company shares this view.

Sam Altman appeared on Reddit for an “Ask Me Anything” session along with his team. In reply to a comment, Altman stated that OpenAI is discussing the possibility of releasing model weights and research to the public.

He said, “I personally think we have been on the wrong side of history here and need to figure out a different open-source strategy.”

Sam Altman’s reply to a user on Reddit.

He also says that the OpenAI team maintains different perspectives about this matter, and the company is focusing on other priorities at the moment.

OpenAI will maintain “less of a lead” after DeepSeek’s launch

DeepSeek made its debut with disruptive results as Nvidia experienced its worst single-day stock market downturn. The company claimed to have built advanced AI models with training costs amounting to only $5.6 million, sending stock prices plummeting and removing nearly $600 billion from Nvidia’s market worth.

In another statement, Altman addressed the current market chaos: “We will produce better models, but we will maintain less of a lead than we did in previous years.”

Sam Altman’s reply to a user on Reddit.

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