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		replwoacause 4 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tell HN: OpenAI now requires ID verification and w... What’s so special about GPT-5 streaming that it requires government ID to use it?

ax0ar 4 days ago [–]

Nothing. They just want more control step by step. Imagine if the models were really fascinating and could do everything, they would literally act like a sovereign state.

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