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Greg Brockman, OpenAI president and co-founder, says the model alone is no longer the product in a post addressing standalone AI offerings

Victor Taelin replied that the claim is wrong and signaled he is shorting.

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the model alone is no longer the product

8:51 PM · May 21, 2026 View on X

@emollick also true!

Ethan MollickEthan Mollick@emollick

I would push back a little: because the models are so good & improving, they don't have to be the product. But it is the model that is the prime mover. If they weren't so generally capable, the harnesses & apps the labs build around them would be hard to build and wouldn't work.

4:35 AM · May 22, 2026 · 25.7K Views
5:07 AM · May 22, 2026 · 4.3K Views

I would push back a little: because the models are so good & improving, they don't have to be the product.

But it is the model that is the prime mover. If they weren't so generally capable, the harnesses & apps the labs build around them would be hard to build and wouldn't work.

Greg BrockmanGreg Brockman@gdb

the model alone is no longer the product

3:51 AM · May 22, 2026 · 398.5K Views
4:35 AM · May 22, 2026 · 25.7K Views

And it is the model that makes it so it is the labs, as opposed to every other software vendor, can ultimately be the sole provider of products.

Their post-training and their harnesses and their control over access means that they can build products that no one else can touch.

Ethan MollickEthan Mollick@emollick

I would push back a little: because the models are so good & improving, they don't have to be the product. But it is the model that is the prime mover. If they weren't so generally capable, the harnesses & apps the labs build around them would be hard to build and wouldn't work.

4:35 AM · May 22, 2026 · 25.7K Views
4:37 AM · May 22, 2026 · 6K Views

it’s the models.

Greg BrockmanGreg Brockman@gdb

the model alone is no longer the product

3:51 AM · May 22, 2026 · 398.5K Views
6:24 AM · May 22, 2026 · 119 Views

@tenobrus cope

TenobrusTenobrus@tenobrus

nothing venture backed makes it out of the near future

5:02 AM · May 22, 2026 · 8.6K Views
5:28 AM · May 22, 2026 · 278 Views

@gdb wrong

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Greg BrockmanGreg Brockman@gdb

the model alone is no longer the product

3:51 AM · May 22, 2026 · 398.5K Views
4:17 AM · May 22, 2026 · 488 Views

@gdb @HanchungLee you have lost the debate 😂

Greg BrockmanGreg Brockman@gdb

the model alone is no longer the product

3:51 AM · May 22, 2026 · 398.5K Views
5:34 AM · May 22, 2026 · 1.1K Views
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