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What are the five strategies OpenAI is using to create a business moat?

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Drawn from Lutz Finger's Forbes column, LinkedIn writing, and Cornell teaching. Sources are cited inline so you can read the originals.

Five strategies to protect OpenAI’s business beyond the model itself.

OpenAI’s playbook includes five strategies: First, invest in a better user experience focused on LLMs. Second, create a feedback loop that improves their LLMs over time. Third, integrate into many workflows to improve utilization. Fourth, allow BYOD (bring your own data), since enterprise private data is king. Fifth, ask the regulator to protect you. Many of these potential moats depend on Microsoft. While LLMs themselves do not have a business moat, OpenAI is focusing on the right areas to protect their business investment.

How OpenAI Can Secure Its Investments - A Playbook That Needs Microsoft · Forbes


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