Karl Ots

OpenAI Is Just Another Boring, Desperate AI Startup What is OpenAI? I realize you might say "a foundation model lab" or "the company that runs ChatGPT," but that doesn't really give the full picture of everything it’s promised, or claimed, or leaked t...

10K Word Premium: OpenAI is another unprofitable, desperate AI startup building products on its own models, spending $2.60 to make $1. Sora 2 is a reckless attempt to grow ChatGPT that costs them at least $5 per generated video. They need to raise $20bn+ before EoY.
www.wheresyoured.at/sora2-openai/

OpenAI confirms new $200 monthly subscription, ChatGPT Pro, which includes its o1 reasoning model | TechCrunch OpenAI has launched a new subscription plan for ChatGPT, its AI-powered chatbot platform — and it's very expensive.

The math is not mathing here:
”OpenAI has over 300 million weekly active users, around 10 million of whom are paying subscribers.”

techcrunch.com/2024/12/05/o...

Busy expo floor at the Microsoft Ignite conference. People walking around a large Microsoft copilot sign.

Looks like I’m about to make this a yearly tradition and posting about a conference in Chicago. This time, Microsoft Ignite.

If you’re around, let’s catch up!

Landed in Chicago, ready for Kubecon and Bsides. Hit me up if you’re around and want to connect f2f.

Want to throw your name into the (blue)hat for a chance to attend Microsoft's BlueHat conference?

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A small black dog (miniature schnautzer) on a boat, looking pensive.

Looking forward to a safe journey towards clear skies and cloudy conversations!