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OpenAI, however, faces a more nuanced perspective. The company's success has heavily relied on capital-intensive approaches to AI development—investments in cutting-edge infrastructure, extensive research, and proprietary models. If the current wave of innovations enables the creation of more powerful AI systems at lower costs, it could be a double-edged sword for OpenAI.
On one hand, eventually integrating new, cost-effective methods to build AI could solidify OpenAI’s leadership position. If they can lead the frontier while managing to keep development costs down, it would reinforce their competitive advantage and heighten their market influence.