Colossus: The Forbin Project

OpenAI's partnership with Malta grants every citizen free ChatGPT Plus, a strategic move that garnered 161 votes and 174 critical comments. At an estimated cost of $3 million per year for the 500,000 residents, this initiative is cheaper than the typical AI colonization model that charges developing nations per-seat licenses. Critics question whether universal access to a 1.5-trillion-parameter model benefits a small island more than custom solutions, but the program's 80% adoption rate among students already outperforms SANA-WM, a 2.6B open-source world model for 1-minute 720p video's educational pilot in reach.