Yes. They bounced millions of queries off of ChatGPT to teach/form/train their DeepSeek model. This bot-like querying was the "distillation."

They definitely didn't. They demonstrated their stuff long before OAI and the models were nothing like each other.

Why would OpenAI allow someone to do that?

They don't anymore. They introduced ID verification shortly after, but it's hard to stop completely while also scaling fast.

They didn't, but how do you stop it? Presuming the scale that OpenAI is running at?

OpenAI has first mover advantage with respect to raising money but not wrt tech dominance.

Consensus theory: If AGI then superintelligence.

AI CapEx plans are not ROI based. Rather, they are the cost of "how do I remain competitive in the race to attain AGI" coupled with conveniently deep pockets. The money is being spent because the spenders can afford it and they see it as an existential risk as much as a profit opportunity.

Maybe OP's conclusion about the headline question blunts some political opposition to data centers, but that's not the salient issue.

The issue is this: America is betting a meaningful chunk of GDP that AGI is possible. This is The Manhattan Project 2.0.

LOL. Have not seen the "nixta" word since 10 years ago when i was researching how to make grits.

Arthur Anderson, The accounting firm, got the death penalty in the Enron debacle.

Hope this doesn't set any kind of legal precedent.

I'm not sure legal precedent is much of a concern for this administration.

Do you really think laws still matter? Thats an honest question, not rhetorical.

We've seen over and over that laws are applied selectively to reward the in group and punish the out group.

LOL

The exposed portion of the berg is roughly spherical. The submerged portion must be enormous and approximately symmetrical to hold that sphere in such an upright position.

So the tip of the iceberg is just the tip of the iceberg

Indeed, that tautology is a true statement.

With just one photo we can’t really say if the exposed portion is roughly spherical. However, the guy taking the photo who presumably got a better look seems to think it was “diamond shape.”

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^Who in their right mind would reject an offer of unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures?

The bargain had a quid pro quo...you get knowledge and pleasure in exchange for perpetual servitude to a bad guy. I wouldn't make that trade

No me neither, but that's not the story. The deal was that Mephistopheles would come back at the end of Faust's life to claim his soul. As Faust dies, Mephistopheles tries to claim his soul, but angels intervene. Because of Faust's relentless striving and Gretchen's intercession, he is redeemed and ascends to Heaven.

So Faust enjoyed his life of pleasure and knowledge and got away with making his Mephistophelean deal.

Unless you are a crazy narcissist confident that you will get away with it, their point still stands. It's hard to put a price on your own soul since it's unclear what it actually means but it seems it involves going to a seemingly hostile place called Hell

Not a surgical procedure. It's catheter access to the spermatic veins.

ROFLMAO