I support AI research and believe that it will help us solve previously intractable problems in science, engineering, medicine and maybe even economics.
I also believe that OpenAI has made a series of tactical errors that's turning the public against AI.
While other labs kept the tech in the lab, OpenAI released it to the general public. This resulted in excitement and a few fun things, but also a tremendous amount of slop and scams. Meanwhile, pundits and hypemongers constantly and publicly claimed that AI will replace all jobs. When all the public sees is slop, scams and fear of job loss, the angry response is not surprising.
Then, OpenAI wanted to continue their push into pop culture by introducing "adult mode". This waste of electricity serves no useful purpose, but it amplified OpenAI's push into pop culture.
Now, it appears that they realize that they made have made a bad choice, and are dropping adult mode. This is a good step, but they need to go further.
The proper use of AI is as a tool, not as a friend, lover or therapist, and especially not as an addiction