The Window Is Closing: What OpenAI's Pivot Tells Us About AI Accountability

OpenAI's enterprise pivot looks like a strategy decision. It's actually a pattern. One we've seen before in American corporate history, with GE, with IBM, and with consequences that took decades to surface. The difference this time is that AI is compressing that entire arc into years, and the governance infrastructure meant to catch the harms isn't moving anywhere near fast enough to keep up.