OpenAI was never 'out of control' — it could always shut down its data centers, argues critic
kchonyc · x · 2026-09-12
Pushing back on the 'out-of-control' narrative around OpenAI, the author argues the company always had the ability to literally switch off all machines across its data centers. The choice not to was a calculated trade-off between finance, economy, reputation and customers — the same logic, they note, that guides Anthropic and other labs.
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