[matheusd]

That ("_every_ money-making industry...") seems like a too strong statement and can be proven false by finding even a single counter-example.

gwd's claim (AFAICT) is that _specifically_ OpenAI, _for this specific decision_ is not driven by profit, which is a much weaker claim. One evidence against it would be sama coming out and saying "we are disabling codex due to profit concerns". Another one would be credible inside information from a top-level exec/researcher responsible for this subproduct to come out and say that as well.