The Fork in the Road

OpenAI’s early years were defined by scarcity, experimentation, and principle. In 2016, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang personally delivered a prototype DGX-1 supercomputer, worth $300,000, to OpenAI’s modest San Francisco office. The machine had cost Nvidia billions to develop, and Huang later admitted he was stunned that its destination was a nonprofit.

The Breakup

Two Companies, Two Philosophies

The Expanding Battlefield

OpenAI and xAI are not alone.

A High-Stakes Gamble

Red Alert

Internally, OpenAI is not immune to pressure.

From Idealism to Empire