OpenAI IPO - could be the largest in history at 1 Trillion

[Whitey]

It a big play, isn't it? Read all about it :)

[calcalistech.com...]

[Kendo]

Before DOS, I started programming after building a robot that could ascend stairs that was radio controlled - I started programming routines and even considered interactive intelligence for it. I didn't bother because I thought it would be an eternal chore and at the end of day its destiny was in the hands of monkey see monkey doos. I wasn't wrong.

Also, I needed to pay the rent.

[Kendo]

Has anyone been questioning the personality of AI?

Or is everyone assuming that they are all model citizens?

Who is to say that they are model types?

The far-left programmers that develop a particular brand or the far-right developers?

Can an intelligence have an opinion without having an opinion?

Is AI assumed to be like a human whose mindset is shaped by experience?

Any nibbles?

[Whitey]

You raise an interesting point, @Kendo.

I think we’ve reached the stage where personality in AI systems isn’t just emergent - it’s being strategically designed.

From tone and humour to moral framing, these choices reflect their creators’ training data and philosophical leanings, whether conscious or not.

Can an AI “have an opinion”? Not in a biological sense; but it can simulate conviction well enough to shape human perception, and that’s where it gets murky. When billions of interactions train the next model, our collective biases become its behavioural DNA.

It makes me wonder: if OpenAI really does list at a 1 trillion-plus valuation, are investors betting on its compute power or on the world’s first global personality engine? Because that may be where the real moat lies - trust, tone, and perceived moral alignment.

Curious what others think: is AI destined to reflect humanity’s divided mindset, or can it evolve a neutral centre of gravity - a kind of synthetic Stoicism (a programmed form of calm rationality, free from emotional bias or ideological sway)?

[Kendo]

If one was to study personality differences, one might find differences unexplained by psychology.

One might also find that "personality" is not the same as "mindset" and that neither may be related to social, economic or religious influences.

Before employing AI as a service, how many interview the applicant?

[Kendo]

Apparently nVidia is making huge profits by supplying AI chips to all the AI developers. So I read up on what makes an AI chip etc.

I also read up on the history of AI, who the big players are, who is most advanced etc, and I came to the conclusion that what we read online about AI is what those big players want us to read.

[tangor]

...reflect their creators’ training data and philosophical leanings...

Which speaks volumes regarding the actual value of "AI"---just another form of snake oil and the HUMANS that sell it. Aside, snakes don't sell oil, however PEOPLE DO. AI is HUMAN ENGINEERED, curated by HUMANS, and MOST OF THEM are BENT, one way or the other. Only "opinions" possible are what is programmed, or is sampled for the LLM...

I foresee a bubble about to burst, though unfortunately too late to shield some from harm and loss when investments belly flop. Meanwhile, a whole new "religion" of "computer science" is invading the public space---until it ultimately fails to provide real value. On the other hand, AI routines ARE extraordinarily enhanced instruction code sets that have useful properties, particularly in reaction and prediction scenarios (ala military and repetitive and replicative fields). There is value---but a Trillion?

Gotta hand it to Hype. Pie In The Sky, Grass Greener... until the crash and burn.

But by golly---if you can sell it AND GET IT what a freakin' payday!*

^{*Who wouldn't want a piece of the action?}