Stephen Klein

Why I’m Concerned with Open AI (and what no one seems to be talking about)

I’ve been asked what is my problem with Sam Altman and Open AI. I don’t have one. I have facts that concern me that for whatever reason get buried in the current myopic hysteria, which I believe is to a large extent intentional

* They are losing $1 B a month and are estimated to lose $44 B by 2026
* They have no foreeable path to ever being a real business or making money
* They lose money on every product they sell including their $200 version
* They did a deal with the US government to work on Nukes
* They were caught bribing officials and cheating on industry benchmarks
* They’ve lost their first mover advantage a long time ago
* They have no moat and sell a commodity that is not as good as their competition
*. GPT seems to be more error prone than other Generative AI
* They are always changing their story and “flooding the zone” creating what I believe is intentional FOMO that benefits them and hurts society
* Sam Altman loves to talk about AI replacing people en masse and that we will see one person $1 B companies yet he has an estimated 5,000 people
* They have lost all their top talent and technical minds for what appear to be ethical reasons
* They are on the wrong side of history given open source will highly likely win
* There models have been distilled for as little as $50
* Their business story is to focus on automating tasks and in IMHO, ultimately hurting people and jobs when they could help

Can anyone predict the future? Of course not. But we all have the ability to think critically. Do I believe there is a reasonable probability that this is a classic bubble (Ponzi scheme)? Yes I would say the facts point in that direction

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-Ghibli Strikes Back: Japan and Hayao Miyazaki Announce Counter-AI Offensive with Devastating New Film Series

In an unprecedented collaboration between the Japanese government and legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, a bold cinematic initiative has been launched in response to what officials describe as “a gross and exploitative mimicry of Japanese soul” by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

On March 25th, Mr. Altman released a promotional video suspiciously stylized in the unmistakable aesthetic of Miyazaki’s hand-drawn masterpieces—except generated by machine, devoid of human spirit, and timed, analysts suggest, to dominate the news cycle and distract from two competing GenAI breakthroughs announced that same week by Google and DeepSeek.

The Japanese government was not amused.

“Japan does not negotiate with prompt engineers,” said Minister of Culture Hanae Kusanagi.

Cultural Countermeasure: Wind Restoration Protocol

The initiative, known internally as Wind Restoration Protocol, will feature a series of emotionally devastating hand-drawn films developed with direct government support and guided by the singular vision of Miyazaki himself. The stated objective:

“To confront the soulless replication of human creativity—and to make Sam Altman cry real, unprompted tears.”

Inside sources confirm the films will deploy advanced psychological techniques, GPT-4.5, and neural storytelling methods to reach deep into Altman’s subconscious, exploring themes of ambition, isolation, and unintended consequence. As one senior Ghibli official put it:

“It’s not revenge. It's precision-guided catharsis.”

Working titles include:

The Boy Who Tried to Steal the Wind

The Valley of Stolen Dreams

Altman and the Thousand-Faced Algorithm

In a rare and unprecedented diplomatic gesture, the Japanese Ministry reportedly attempted to contact Altman directly. According to officials, he had “nothing to say.“

An Unexpected Alliance Emerges

In a further development, top animators from Disney and Pixar have reportedly joined the effort. A spokesperson for Pixar’s creative leadership, speaking under condition of anonymity, was blunt:

“We’ve seen enough. It’s time we animated Altman back to the Stone Age.”

Rumors suggest a parallel Pixar project is in early development, under the working title Finding Sam, which follows a small neural net on a desperate search for its lost soul.

Miyazaki, who was lured out of retirement with the phrase “Sam Altman thinks your work is replicable,” is said to be working in solitude. Witnesses report the smell of ink, matcha, and vengeance.

When asked whether this signals the beginning of a broader cultural conflict, Minister Kusanagi concluded:

“We are not anti-AI. We are anti-bullsh*t.”

Media Contact:
Emi Tanaka
Spokesperson, Ministry of Narrative Sovereignty
Email: foxes@realartistsdontscale.jp
Phone: +81 3-5555-0101
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