Scobleizer: Most in SF think OpenAI is winning — so rivals have big incentives to call for a slowdown
Scobleizer · x · 2026-09-13
Longtime tech observer Robert Scoble says he rarely disagrees with Elon Musk on technology, but most people he talks to in San Francisco believe OpenAI is winning. His take: everyone who isn't Sam Altman has strong incentives to call for slowing AI down — and with existential-risk fears running high, positioning yourself as 'we want to slow down too' is a savvy way to get ahead of the mob. He calls the resulting timeline drama entertaining.
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