They're probably talking about the TOS a user would've had to agree to when using their services. It's actually a lot more permissive then I expected
> Restrictions. You may not (i) use the Services in a way that infringes, misappropriates or violates any person’s rights; (ii) reverse assemble, reverse compile, decompile, translate or otherwise attempt to discover the source code or underlying components of models, algorithms, and systems of the Services (except to the extent such restrictions are contrary to applicable law); (iii) use output from the Services to develop models that compete with OpenAI;
> use output from the Services to develop models that compete with OpenAI
It can be argued that if you build a model using their outputs such that you can then stop using their API, your model is effectively competing with their’s.
Let’s just say that if you’re a startup or SMB, you do not want to be the one dragged to court to iron out whether this holds or not.
> Restrictions. You may not (i) use the Services in a way that infringes, misappropriates or violates any person’s rights; (ii) reverse assemble, reverse compile, decompile, translate or otherwise attempt to discover the source code or underlying components of models, algorithms, and systems of the Services (except to the extent such restrictions are contrary to applicable law); (iii) use output from the Services to develop models that compete with OpenAI;