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This site has published a bunch of "OpenAI is [famous company]" articles today, each with a different thesis.

OpenAI is Taco Bell: https://sherwood.news/tech/openai-is-taco-bell/

OpenAI is Pixar: https://sherwood.news/tech/openai-is-pixar/

OpenAI is Napster: https://sherwood.news/tech/openai-is-napster/

OpenAI is Salesforce: https://sherwood.news/tech/openai-is-salesforce/

And so on. They're all listed here: https://sherwood.news/tech/what-companys-past-reveals-the-fu...

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I understand the hook of these articles; not just from that site, but from almost the entire publishing industry and the allure of OpenAI. But we’re reaching strange new levels. What’s next? OpenAI is Númenor, OpenAI is Windows Vista, OpenAI is John Carter, OpenAI is Fyre Festival...

Only thing left to do is use ChatGPT to generate random "OpenAI is X" articles.

OpenAI is Tom Bombadil by Christopher Hitchens: https://pastebin.com/ZX2gpKa5

OpenAI is Lucha Libre by Michael Lewis: https://pastebin.com/PE2uqgc2

OpenAI is a Pop Tart by Hunter S Thompson: https://pastebin.com/q0bVWpSG

OpenAI is a Bacon-Wrapped Hotdog Left Out in the Sun Too Long by Papa Smurf: https://pastebin.com/CDYcnRpS

Someone should make a Custom GPT.

I'm inclined to flag these as they should really be one article, or what should be linked to from HN should be a link to some directory for all these articles.

All from different guest authors, so may be more editorial gimmick than SEO play. Walt Hickey is a respected writer/editor.

It's definitely one way to hedge your bets.

it is an editorial thing. from the last link

> What company’s past reveals the future of OpenAI?

> Sherwood asked a baker’s dozen of writers to make their best case for what’ll happen to the most important company of 2024: OpenAI.

"Sherwood asked a baker’s dozen of writers to make their best case for what’ll happen to the most important company of 2024: OpenAI."

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