OpenAI is doing this because the investment money is drying out – Nvidia for example is not keen in dumping more money into this particular dumpster fire:
reuters.com/business/nvidia-wi

OpenAI business plan used to be:
1. build "AGI"
2. ask it how to make money
3. profit!!1!

A bit over a year ago Altman claimed OpenAI "knows how to build AGI". End of last year Altman started saying "AGI is not a useful term". So that plan fell apart. 🤡

New plan: company town economy!

If employees are paid in tokens that means employees are *paying* for tokens out of their own pockets.

No different than mining company town folks having to buy (or rent!) boots and work clothing from the company that employs them. At "special" rates, no doubt.

By the way this should tell you all you need to know what class "white collar" vibe coders and broader IT folks are.

Hint: no, you're not running the company town, you're renting your tools from your factory owner. :blobcatcoffee:

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