Comment by telaandrews2

Isn't this just the tried-and-true planned obsolescence playbook? The frontier labs need to capture as much value as they can from the next "hit", and that includes eliminating competition where they can. Including when it's their own model. I have zero evidence for this, but it seems patently obvious: Nerf Claude to drive usage to their next model, where they compound value and (theoretically) can serve more efficiently with each generation.