OpenAI argued in its application with the US PTO that GPT is not a “descriptive word” because consumers will not immediately understand what the underlying wording "generative pre-trained transformer" means.
Altman, in a post on X, expressed the need for additional graphics-processing units (GPUs) to accommodate the vast amount of words being generated by humanity
The company expressed concern, stating, "If our rivals leverage such technologies to their advantage, it could negatively affect our ability to compete effectively and our operational outcomes."
Altman said when IBM chess computer Deep Blue beat World Champion Garry Kasparov in 1997, commentators said it would be the end of chess, and no one would bother to watch or play chess again.