General topic is independent disclosure. If something is more responsible or irresponsible is dependent on the context. In this specific situation I not seeing any reason why publicly disclosing this prior to notifying OpenAI would have been more responsible. Am I missing something?

The term is especially galling when it's applied to undermining a business model. This isn't at all like dropping a 0day on OpenSSH - individuals have zero responsibility for helping businesses maintain artificial restrictions.

I think I agree with you but I want to point out to any young up-and-comers reading this that you shouldn't just naively act like the world agrees, at least not in situations where you have a lot to lose and not much to fall back on. It's like piracy. Yes, intellectual property law is stupid and should be thwarted whenever possible, and we can talk like that all we want. Just be careful with your actions.

You’re welcome to limit your definition of hacking, I prefer to keep an open mind.

Since you used an elevator as a metaphor, to me, it’s like opening an unlocked elevator control panel to reroute the signals to achieve a goal that’s not possible via a locked panel; for example, access a floor that normally would require a high security key. Easy, yes, an intended use of the system, no. Would doing so potently be trespassing? Depends on the context, but possibly, if not likely, yes.

That's an interesting example since some of the most popular DEFCON talks on youtube are about elevator hacking, which includes pressing buttons that are right there on the panel