>>brainwash the population via YouTube,

I like that you think that only one side is doing it. And without clear partner hashtags or sponsorship declarations neither [1].

Seems like an obvious response from OpenAI ngl.

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPdmYMHrWKg

What's worse is every major company is doing things like this. If you're a large enough company to be considered "evil" by someone you have media/social media teams duking it out in the advertizing-sphere.

Now, don't take it as me saying what OpenAI is doing is good. It's more if you're in the industry you know that if you're not doing things like this, you're the only one. Whole damned thing is corrupt.

Look, Effective Altruism money that goes through multiple funds (Survival and Flourishing Fund (SFF) => Center for AI Safety (CAIS)) can have any ulterior motive.

Like using doomerism to get regulatory capture for Big AI.

> Seems like an obvious response from OpenAI ngl.

What response? Big AI has been paying influencers forever and they can afford more than Hossenfelder:

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/06/google-microsoft-pay-creator...

Even chess channels have been full of undisclosed vibe coding and robot product placements for at least two years.

>ground news sponsorship

Ahh the paid pretend fence sitters have arrived.

Just know you are citing one of the most disgraced science communicator YouTuber here. I for one don‘t trust anything she says. In fact when Sabine Hossenfelder says something, I tend to believe the opposite.