> But as to the hype, we are in a brief pause before the election where no company wants to release anything that would hit the news cycle in a bad way and cause knee-jerk legislation.
The knee-jerk legislation has mostly been caused by Altman's statements though. So I wouldn't call it knee-jerk, but an attempt by OpenAI to get a legally granted monopoly.
They are definitely working on that, but it needs to be the right kind of knee-jerk legislation, something that gives them regulatory capture. They can’t afford to lose control of the narrative and end up regulated to death.
The knee-jerk legislation has mostly been caused by Altman's statements though. So I wouldn't call it knee-jerk, but an attempt by OpenAI to get a legally granted monopoly.