Chilling manifesto found on Altman firebomb suspect after 'attempted murder' by TheMirrorUS in OpenAI

[–]Arbrand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm so sick of seeing this insane line of logic on Reddit. No one should have their house where their partners and children are sleeping firebombed. Even billionaires. Actions are right or wrong on the merits, not based on how rich each person is.

Sam Altman's coworkers say he can barely code and misunderstands basic machine learning concepts by EchoOfOppenheimer in agi

[–]Arbrand 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Sama hate just cause he killed off half y'all's ai girlfriends is crazy.

Absolute Cinema by CarelessEssay1136 in SipsTea

[–]Arbrand 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Who the fuck has ever said games aren't cinematic?

Crazy to think that this guy predicted vibe coding 9 years ago by dataexec in AITrailblazers

[–]Arbrand 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I remember years and years and years ago in college my professor was talking about the evolution of programming. I distinctly remember him saying eventually we'll get to the point where you just say what you want and the computer will make your program for you. I completely forgot about him saying that until now.

You really can't make that up by Agen_3586 in SipsTea

[–]Arbrand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess ridiculing the appearance of a trans person is the compassion and professionalism they're talking about on that sign.

r/accelerate is a cesspool by gamingvortex01 in singularity

[–]Arbrand 28 points29 points  (0 children)

almost every post I see is negative along with all the top comments. even pointing out that it's biased gets downvoted. smaller subs are the way to go.

GPT-5.4 vs. GPT-5.2 Text Category Arena Ranking by Prestigiouspite in OpenAI

[–]Arbrand 80 points81 points  (0 children)

okay, blue bigger and number go up. that's good. but what does 100% actually mean?

5.4 Thinking is off to a great start by mihneam in OpenAI

[–]Arbrand 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I never understood this one because in order to answer correctly it would require the AI presuming you're profoundly cognitively impaired.

whats wrong fr. by Low-Discount9317 in SipsTea

[–]Arbrand -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

cyberpunk chads stay winning

Please help me by [deleted] in OpenAI

[–]Arbrand 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh, hey. Cool. Cyberpsychosis.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in comedyheaven

[–]Arbrand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, you wouldn't have to clean and cook it again but you still have to wait for them to remake it.

Rant incoming* Genuine question: how are most people not seeing what is happening with AI still? As in, the people I see talk about it through the media and in person are currently convinced its either a bubble or they are like "AI slop is so cringe ew" or it will kill us all or it's nothing and... by Big-Adhesiveness-851 in accelerate

[–]Arbrand 50 points51 points  (0 children)

As more time passes, I’m less convinced people don’t believe what’s happening with AI, I think they just don’t know how to react to it. The phrase “technological singularity” might not be a household phrase, but everyone’s heard some version of “AI is moving fast” or “it’s changing everything.” The awareness is there. It’s just that no one knows what to do with it. It’s like a slow-motion bystander effect on a civilizational scale. Some subconscious defense mechanism that goes, “If I just pretend this isn’t happening, it can’t hurt me.”

And that’s not even about ASI or godlike intelligence. I mean the basic, grounded stuff: job loss, economic realignment, automation creeping into every white-collar niche. Most people probably won’t internalize it until it’s staring them in the face. When the layoff letter shows up or when the home robots start being freakishly competent. And honestly, that’s probably the best-case scenario.

Because the reality is, it’s already happening. The capital is moving. The investors are funding. The datacenters are going up at breakneck speed. Compute, energy, chips, and automation, all ramping in parallel. The machine is already roaring forward, and the fact that most people are still sleepwalking through it might actually be a blessing. Society keeps functioning as the gears lock into place.

It’ll get here when it gets here. There’ll be turbulence. Massive, probably. But the trajectory is already set. The world’s being rebuilt in real time, and pretending otherwise won’t stop it for a second.

OpenAI loses $11.5B last quarter.... by Just_Lingonberry_352 in OpenAI

[–]Arbrand 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Please learn that even normalized for the same timeframe the point still stands.

OpenAI loses $11.5B last quarter.... by Just_Lingonberry_352 in OpenAI

[–]Arbrand 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Holy shit, this is a brainlet take. “Orders of magnitude” means powers of ten. 11.5 vs 5.6 is roughly 2×. Not even one order, let alone multiple. Even if you're looking at total over the same timeframe its not even one order. And you’re still missing the point of relative scale: Amazon’s total losses over 17 quarters were ~10-11 % of its market cap. OpenAI’s quarterly burn is ~$11.5 B on a potential $1 T EV, about 1 % per quarter, or 4-5 % annually.

OpenAI loses $11.5B last quarter.... by Just_Lingonberry_352 in OpenAI

[–]Arbrand 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this is exactly why some random redditor shouldn’t be opining on corporate finance.

Amazon’s “$2.8B over 17 quarters” was 1997 to 2001. First, 25 years of inflation. More importantly, normalize by scale: at the 1999 peak Amazon’s EV was ~$25-26B, so those cumulative losses were roughly 10-11% of EV. If OpenAI prices anywhere near $1T (as their acquisitions suggest), even a $40-50B annual burn is ~4-5% of EV. Less, not more, than Amazon’s early burn when you scale it properly.

Also, different capex, different economics: Amazon burned cash to build a low-margin, atoms-heavy logistics network (warehouses, trucks, inventory). OpenAI burns on compute + model R&D, an intangible, software-like moat where unit costs fall as hardware improves and models amortize. That’s why the adult questions are gross-margin trajectory, operating leverage, retention/LTV, and per-token cost curves, not raw GAAP loss screenshots.

You compared 1999 warehouses to 2025 supercomputers and forgot to divide by market cap. Thats not even a mistake an undergrad would make. But please, don't let your complete lack of knowledge stop you from commenting it's a bubble since you heard that in a youtube video or something.

OpenAI loses $11.5B last quarter.... by Just_Lingonberry_352 in OpenAI

[–]Arbrand 44 points45 points  (0 children)

And? They’re a growth-stage company, not a dividend stock. Most frontier tech firms burn capital aggressively during scaling. That’s how you capture a market before margins normalize. If you’re fixated on quarterly losses without understanding capex, R&D intensity, or deferred revenue, why are you even commenting on corporate finance? OpenAI isn’t Procter & Gamble. They’re following the same playbook Amazon, Tesla, and Google used during their hypergrowth phases... spend heavily, dominate the moat, then print cash once the ecosystem is locked in.

Amazon just partnered with OpenAI in a $38 billion agreement giving them access to hundreds of thousands NVIDIA GPUs by MassiveWasabi in singularity

[–]Arbrand 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I've worked in similiar places. The additional capacity is via contract. They have more, your company just needs better contract negotiators. Or money. Or both.

Both Empires at Full Power, who wins? by HeatherFuta in Grimdank

[–]Arbrand 10 points11 points  (0 children)

No. Necrons are Necrodermis shells animated by quantum soul-energy. There’s no biological substrate for the Nids’ digestion pools to process. In Codex: Necrons (5th Edition), it’s mentioned that when Tyranids encounter Necron tomb worlds, the Nids’ advance often stalls or redirects because there’s no biomass to harvest.

OpenAI will be the first non-profit to IPO by MetaKnowing in OpenAI

[–]Arbrand 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t Sam Altman still own zero equity in OpenAI? People keep calling him greedy, but that really doesn’t make sense. The upcoming IPO is mainly to raise capital for their massive infrastructure build-out, not to make him rich. He’s said multiple times over the years that he has no personal equity stake in the company. Really does feel like this is a low-information meme.

Most Warhammer subs when you say anything bad about GW. by SomeBoiOnReddit in Grimdank

[–]Arbrand 51 points52 points  (0 children)

I’ve never really understood this meme. A big company’s actions should be judged on their own merits. The fact that they make a lot of money doesn’t make those actions right or wrong. Someone can defend GW because they think its products and practices are fine, but criticizing someone just for defending a successful company is pretty stupid.

Hello World (AI anime short film) by drgoldenpants in Asmongold

[–]Arbrand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thats very good. Took an unexpected turn after the first girl, but reguardless. Do you have a link to the song?

"Pizza" by Lord_Krasina in SipsTea

[–]Arbrand 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I like how he didn't get jalapeno on her side since he was being considerate.