What has all this token burn done for them, actually?
They have been consistently pushing AI frontier. What other impact do you want to see? A year ago they said that in a year they will have a level of capabilities of an AI research intern - I believe they have achieved it, even before Astra.
They are obviously sandbagging the definition of "intern" for PR reasons
Personally I’d like to see them actually start benefiting humanity by doing all the things Sam has claimed they will like curing disease, cancer, global warming, etc.
But I guess a computer intern so we can avoid paying / training the next generation is better.