> I've seen the idea that GPT-2 not being released was marketing hype at least 6 times since Mythos was shared.

That's not what I am saying.

It's not that GPT-2 not being released was marketing hype, it's that OpenAI themselves claiming it's too dangerous to release specifically, implying it's close to AGI, (or something like that), was marketing hype.

That may sound more defensible to you, but its even more detached from reality. I feel very old right now because I actually read the thing at the time, but setting that aside, do you really think anyone thought or said GPT-2 was AGI?

I don't think you do.

I only mention reading it because that would clear it up, and you seem interested, and your parenthetical indicates A) you're aware you're claiming something a bit silly and B) you don't know what was actually said.