OpenAI and Anthropic Build Their Own Lock-In
“The platform giveth, and the platform taketh away — with 30 days notice.”
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What happened: The platform giveth, and the platform taketh away — with 30 days notice.
This Neural Toon is based on the story “OpenAI and Anthropic Establish Dedicated AI Services Companies to Accelerate Enterprise Adoption”.
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Comic transcript
Panel 1 – Sam: They're spinning up DeployCo. My API is doomed.
Panel 1 – Casey: Read clause 7.3. Thirty days notice.
Panel 2 – Sam: DeployCo has Bain as an investor?
Panel 2 – Casey: Yes. And McKinsey and Capgemini.
Panel 3 – Sam: So they control the integration layer.
Panel 3 – Casey: Your token bills are their pricing power.
Panel 4 – Sam: What's the hidden catch then?
Panel 4 – Casey: Token cost volatility is the hidden risk.
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