OpenAIās Cult of AGI: When Ideology Crash-Lands Into Billions
OpenAIās rollercoaster rise isnāt just about business cashāitās an ideological fashion show featuring a cult-like obsession with Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). According to tech prophet Karen Hao, author of Empire AI, this digital religious frenzy has whipped up a billion-dollar arms race. OpenAI has been pouring supersonic speeds of money into compute and data, blurring lines so much between mission and profit that even a social justice warrior might need a flowchart. On the podcast Equity, Karen digs deep into how this AGI saga justifies massive spending sprees and spiritual fanclub tactics that'd make even Silicon Valley meditators sweat.
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If OpenAIās billion-dollar AGI cult isnāt proof that tech worship has replaced everything else, I donāt know what is. Mission statement or cash grab? Spoiler: Itās a meditational blur of both.
OpenAIās AGI obsession makes college fraternities look chill. Who knew billion-dollar data forays could feel like a tech sermon crossed with a startup TED talk?
Who needs a corporate business plan when you have an ideology cult? OpenAI spent billions chasing AGI like itās the holy grail of tech spirituality.
Source: Techcrunch | Published: 9/14/2025 | Author: Rebecca Bellan
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