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HOW WILL OPENAI COMPETE?

ben-evans.com22 min read

Summary from the TLDR Dev newsletter

OpenAI has strategic challenges, as it neither has unique technology anymore nor a strong competitive lead, with incumbents and entrepreneurs quickly matching its core models. Despite a large user base, engagement is shallow and there are no clear network effects or product-market fit for its consumer offerings. OpenAI's ambitious platform strategy and massive capital expenditures do not guarantee a defensible position or the "power" to lock in users and developers.