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Xin Eric Wang, UCSB professor and SimularAI research head, argues OpenAI has contributed more to public AI research than Anthropic

AI Judge changed title after evaluation, original title: "Xin Eric Wang, SimularAI head of research, argues OpenAI has contributed more to public research historically than Anthropic"

Wang cited OpenAI's releases of GPT-2, CLIP, and Codex.

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Xin Eric Wang@xwang_lk#437inTech

If you really think about it, despite being mocked as “ClosedAI,” OpenAI has contributed enormously to the field: GPT, GPT-2, GPT-3, CLIP, the ChatGPT paper, the GPT-4 Technical Report, the Sora technical blog, and even open-sourced Codex.

Anthropic, meanwhile, has contributed far less to the public research ecosystem while increasingly promoting fear-based narratives and restricting access through heavy gatekeeping.

The world I least want to live in is one where the future of AI is controlled by companies that prioritize secrecy, gated access, and centralized control over openness, reproducibility, and scientific progress.

2:16 PM · Jun 9, 2026 · 89K Views
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Many users criticize Anthropic's secretive and controlling approach as fear-mongering or exploitative, while a few praise OpenAI's research openness and decent models.

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Gary Marcus@GaryMarcus

@xwang_lk openai hasn’t released much in years but it’s an interesting point.

Xin Eric Wang@xwang_lk

If you really think about it, despite being mocked as “ClosedAI,” OpenAI has contributed enormously to the field: GPT, GPT-2, GPT-3, CLIP, the ChatGPT paper, the GPT-4 Technical Report, the Sora technical blog, and even open-sourced Codex.

Anthropic, meanwhile, has contributed far less to the public research ecosystem while increasingly promoting fear-based narratives and restricting access through heavy gatekeeping.

The world I least want to live in is one where the future of AI is controlled by companies that prioritize secrecy, gated access, and centralized control over openness, reproducibility, and scientific progress.

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Pasquale Minervini@PMinervini

@xwang_lk the GPT-OSS models are also fairly decent

Xin Eric Wang@xwang_lk

If you really think about it, despite being mocked as “ClosedAI,” OpenAI has contributed enormously to the field: GPT, GPT-2, GPT-3, CLIP, the ChatGPT paper, the GPT-4 Technical Report, the Sora technical blog, and even open-sourced Codex.

Anthropic, meanwhile, has contributed far less to the public research ecosystem while increasingly promoting fear-based narratives and restricting access through heavy gatekeeping.

The world I least want to live in is one where the future of AI is controlled by companies that prioritize secrecy, gated access, and centralized control over openness, reproducibility, and scientific progress.

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Jason Wang@JasonWang140136

@xwang_lk and they had the nerve to educate open sourced models on dictatorship!!!

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Xin Eric Wang@xwang_lk

@GaryMarcus Yes, but I think they started to release a little bit more since last year, such as gpt-oss and codex.

Gary Marcus@GaryMarcus

@xwang_lk openai hasn’t released much in years but it’s an interesting point.

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Gary Marcus@GaryMarcus

@xwang_lk well, they aren’t gonna get medal for openness, but ok :)

Xin Eric Wang@xwang_lk

@GaryMarcus Yes, but I think they started to release a little bit more since last year, such as gpt-oss and codex.

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Xin Eric Wang@xwang_lk

@ezyrider @Jesse_Livermore it is A* who pretends and claims to be the "responsible" AI company

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Xin Eric Wang@xwang_lk

@LiveMatrixCode @ezyrider @Jesse_Livermore I was too scared to … wait, read the original post maybe?

We call them A and OAI for simplicity. Don’t overthink.

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ezyrider@ezyrider

@xwang_lk @Jesse_Livermore Everyone is in it to make money. Let’s not pretend.

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Frosty40@FrostForger

@xwang_lk Openai has contributed To ai by releasing usable products and not gaslighting the public nearly as much as the other clown on stage

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Andrew Mayne@AndrewMayne

@xwang_lk Whisper alone was a huge game changer.

Not to mention MRC which flew under most people's radar but is a billion-dollar date center optimization protocol they open sourced:

https://openai.com/index/mrc-supercomputer-networking/

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Andrew Mayne@AndrewMayne

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Xin Eric Wang@xwang_lk

If you really think about it, despite being mocked as “ClosedAI,” OpenAI has contributed enormously to the field: GPT, GPT-2, GPT-3, CLIP, the ChatGPT paper, the GPT-4 Technical Report, the Sora technical blog, and even open-sourced Codex.

Anthropic, meanwhile, has contributed far less to the public research ecosystem while increasingly promoting fear-based narratives and restricting access through heavy gatekeeping.

The world I least want to live in is one where the future of AI is controlled by companies that prioritize secrecy, gated access, and centralized control over openness, reproducibility, and scientific progress.

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Xin Eric Wang@xwang_lk

@GaryMarcus certainly not. ;D

Gary Marcus@GaryMarcus

@xwang_lk well, they aren’t gonna get medal for openness, but ok :)

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Javacai@javacai

@xwang_lk And dont forget OpenAI opened its arms in Pentagon war machine when Anthropic kept their most powerful model away ftom the generals

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Live 📿@LiveMatrixCode

Why are you scared to say Anthropic? Are they hunting and killing decedents or something? If you’re critiquing then critique, bring the receipts and don’t talk out the side of your mouth‘as if’ you’re a coward. This fear and power dynamics thing is brain rot. We must have the courage of your convictions. Without that what is the point in living.

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LIKA@lika_build

@xwang_lk Totally agree. And also the talents coming out from OpenAI with open speeches. That’s why I want to build more community in the Bay area let people share. If we do not open model, we can open our opinions.

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Hanchi Sun@sun_hanchi

@xwang_lk gpt-oss

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threepts@sigbetaPrime

@xwang_lk its almost as if the safety narrative is just a marketing moot point for anthropic and they are as profit hungry as "open"ai

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i miss the sun@1_missthesun

@xwang_lk or maybe, they are good people, and know there are people who won't do correct things, and take it upon themselves? there is no 'what anthropic is doing is good or bad'. it's simply: they are good, what they are doing makes sense. they are bad, what they are doing is dystopian.

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Gonçalo Canhoto 🇵🇹@goncalo_canhoto

@xwang_lk I wonder what crosses Elon mind regarding this situation

He was always pro ai research that is open but at the same time now anthropic is a customer.. and he is always suspiciously quiet on this matter

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Michael Spencer@ReadFuturist

@xwang_lk @alexoterov Yes they have shown what a grifting momentum the entire AI industry. Very valuable realization for the general public to conclude.

How valuable is it for Silicon Valley to tank AI sentiment nationally?

Sounds costly. @OpenAI

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