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▶ 5:30 · $OPENAI · Writer CEO argues OpenAI is fundamentally a consumer AI company ill-suited for enterprise needs
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Why the Enterprise AI Race Is Wide Open

2026-08-13 · 5 company · 6 thematic
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may habib

CEO and co-founder of Writer, an enterprise generative AI platform for marketing and sales; discusses Palmyra X6 model launch, open weight strategy, and enterprise adoption trends.

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“I think ultimately OpenAI is a consumer AI company... the level of control enterprises want is fundamentally at odds with the breadth of what the labs are trying to do... it's just not befitting a business model like theirs to essentially…”
—may habib
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