OpenAI saw off Elon Musk’s legal challenge to its pivot from non-profit to private company. Yet its original open-source philosophy still threatens the $852 bln firm. Data security and high costs may topple proprietary AI models – with bad consequences for sky-high valuations.
Month: May 2026
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