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Raindrop AI CTO Ben Hylak argues OpenAI launches have lost their reputation as immediate, existential threats to early-stage startups

Shawn Wang asked if the trend applies to Anthropic.

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ben hylak@benhylak#1941inAI

there was a time when an openai launch was heralded as a startup-killer. every company would quake in their boots.

it's interesting how un-seriously they're taken now.

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swyx@swyx

@benhylak do you also feel this way about claude launches?

ben hylak@benhylak

there was a time when an openai launch was heralded as a startup-killer. every company would quake in their boots.

it's interesting how un-seriously they're taken now.

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