if they do not release any model to the public: how would they make money then?
Their entire funding model depends on that they generate much revenue _soon_
Their entire funding model depends on that they generate much revenue _soon_
By acquiring companies and letting the now-internal employees use AI, easily outcompeting any company they didn't acquire
If it were easy they'd be doing that instead.
If that were illegal, the next best option would be AI labs acquiring the companies instead of just selling them tokens.