I'm not sure anyone who did research on a closed source system, without a contract that enables access and a pathway to publishing can legitimately complain about OpenAI making commercial decisions to do whatever they want with their technology.

It's kind of like complaining that performance art is ephemeral.

If OpenAI were a nonprofit then maybe. But it's a true blue for profit company.

I'm not sure why the op is complaining that a SV company, or any company really is making decision that negatively affect some extrinsic value for the sake of money. I mean read the IPCC report. Everyone makes decisions for money rather than thinking about science.