They are not profitable. The problem is that they have to find their way to profitability because investors and shareholders need to be paid back. And because they have to do that, you could say that it "compromises" on objectives that would more rapidly advance the field like openly sharing their reasoning architecture.
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Have you seen the "returns" for OpenAI, etc.? All cutting edge research is subsidized by government or megacorps in USA.
They are not profitable. The problem is that they have to find their way to profitability because investors and shareholders need to be paid back. And because they have to do that, you could say that it "compromises" on objectives that would more rapidly advance the field like openly sharing their reasoning architecture.