OpenAI’s House of Cards
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Green Eggs and Ham
12 min read
The article opens with an extended reference to Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham, using it as a framing device. The Wikipedia article covers the book's creation, its constrained vocabulary (only 50 words), the bet between Seuss and Bennett Cerf, and its cultural impact.
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OpenAI
15 min read
The article's title 'OpenAI's House of Cards' indicates this is a critical analysis of OpenAI. The Wikipedia article provides essential context on the company's founding, transition from nonprofit to capped-profit, leadership changes, and controversies that would inform Ferguson's critique.
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Niall Ferguson
14 min read
Understanding the author's background as a historian specializing in financial and imperial history helps contextualize his perspective on OpenAI. His previous work on networks, institutions, and power structures likely informs his 'House of Cards' framing.
OpenAI’s House of Cards
Fans of Dr. Seuss will know by heart the key stanzas of Green Eggs and Ham.
Do you like
green eggs and ham?I do not like them,
Sam-I-Am.
I do not like
green eggs and ham.
For those who have never had to read a bedtime story, allow me to explain. An irrepressible little creature, Sam-I-Am, spends the entirety of the book pitching green eggs and ham—on the face…
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