The Moloch Trap: OpenAI’s Evolution and the Paradox of Progress by Dr. Jasmin Cowin

I am pleased to share my latest article for Stankevicius where I explore:

Introduction: Knowledge, Power, and Ambition

“Who overcomes/By force, hath overcome but half his foe.” John Milton, Paradise Lost , 1667, Book I, lines 648–649.

In the shadow of swirling lawsuits and heated debates over artificial intelligence (AI), the modern world seems to echo the tempest of Milton’s Paradise Lost, where the eternal struggle over knowledge, power, and ambition unfolds with unrelenting force. OpenAI’s evolution from a nonprofit research laboratory into a dominant market force raises questions familiar to Milton’s readers: What happens when the pursuit of knowledge transforms its seekers?

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Cowin, J. (2024, December 2). The Moloch trap: OpenAI’s evolution and the paradox of progress. Stankevicius. https://stankevicius.co/artificial-intelligence/the-moloch-trap-openais-evolution-and-the-paradox-of-progress/