OpenAI Wants Royalties for AI Inventions from Customers - Sam Altman Getting Deeper Into AI Fraud
Source: YouTube · Eli the Computer Guy · published Jan 30, 2026 · 40:55
Eli the computer guy argues that OpenAI's business model, described by their CFO as a "Rubik's cube" of possibilities, is indicative of fraud in the AI industry 10:35.
Key Takeaways:
• Legitimate businesses should be simple to understand, and complicated business models often indicate fraud 6:46-6:57
• OpenAI's CFO described their business as a "Rubik's cube" with 43 quintillion possible states, viewed as an attempt to obfuscate their lack of clear business plan 17:37-18:00
• OpenAI is considering royalty-based revenue models where they would take a percentage of products developed using their AI, raising liability concerns 15:04-15:17
• Eli warns about vendor lock-in with AI systems, noting that swapping core AI components would be extremely difficult 32:00-33:05
Eli believes companies like OpenAI with massive valuations are engaged in fraud rather than building truly valuable technology 21:49-22:07.
Sources:
- 6:46-6:57 Explanation of complicated businesses indicating fraud
- 10:35 Introduction to OpenAI's "Rubik's cube" business model
- 15:04-15:17 Discussion of royalty-based revenue models
- 17:37-18:00 CFO's description of business model complexity
- 21:49-22:07 Argument about AI industry fraud
- 32:00-33:05 Vendor lock-in concerns with AI systems
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Welcome back. As you know, I am Eli, the computer guy. Here for your daily dose of the roars as we talk about the very stupid stuff going on in the world of technology because sadly the very stupid stuff going on in the wider world has simply melted my poor little brain. My poor little brain just just can't handle just can't handle the real world. I do have to say I come here a lot of times and I give MAGA a lot of crap. You know, I've been asking the I've been asking the question like what the hell does MAGA actually want? Right? They want the right to bear arms until somebody they dislike bears arms and then they want that mutter futter murdered quick, right? They they want to stop military adventurism. I don't know. until Trump decides he wants goldplated battleships and we get like $1.…