Comment by rebreak

One could say they are being cautious since It's a very novel technology open for misuse. And profit. You don't just release complex, highly capable models for charity. They are a for-profit company after all. It is a business they have the right to use their edge for profit. Also they are not as closed. They offer APIs for many products and some other ones outright release their sources (especially whisper, a godsent gift for me). Unlike Google's AI research which one commenter pointed out.