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> But loads of crypto-bro types will make millions selling ChatGPT "modernization consulting", so if you're looking to make a quick buck, highly recommend.

You guys will attribute anything under the sun to 'crypto-bros' at this point, it's HN's version of boomers 'must be the fault of the millennials,' which is ironic considering how many of you fall into the age group.

Furthermore, Sam Altman, former head of YC oversaw the funding of Coinbase which is now the largest crypto exchange in the US, and who himself tried to launch Worldcoin [0]. Which, yes is a (failed) crypto-currency and is also the head of OpenAI, which has created Dall-E and GPT.

Listen, I'm all for calling out scammers and have done it after over 10 years in this space, but the level of disillusion and absurd levels of paranoia amongst so many of you to constantly remind us all how 'crypto-bros' are lurking in every corner and under every rock just waiting to pounce on the opportunity to scam when in reality you are witnessing the creation of tech from these very same sectors and the people whose platforms you fear so much.

0: https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/21/sam-altmans-worldcoin-want...



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