The AI Arms Race: Google's Struggles and OpenAI's Rise

OpenAI and Google may face a threat from rapidly multiplying open source projects that push the state of the art and leave the deep-pocketed but unwieldy corporations in their dust. The head start they’ve gained with funding and infrastructure is looking slimmer by the day. The business paradigm being pursued by OpenAI and others right now is a direct descendant of the SaaS model. Google should establish itself as a leader in the open source community, taking the lead by cooperating with, rather than ignoring, the broader conversation.