OpenAI to acquire Pierre Computer Company

	OpenAI to acquire Pierre Computer Company(openai.com)
	261 points by itunpredictable 7 days ago \| 91 comments
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	HN Discussion: •Connects acquisition to OpenAI's git scaling needs and Mitchell Hashimoto's involvement with Pierre ~Jokes that acquisitions are now cheaper than paying subscription fees ~Speculates acquisitions help AI labs harvest expert workflows to build training datasets ↑Highlights the pedigree of Pierre's founders (original Bootstrap devs) ↓Criticizes the announcement for lacking context about what the acquired startup actually does