Anthropic's War on opensource AI
Summary
Ahmad Osman critiques Anthropic, arguing the company uses safety rhetoric to justify restrictive access, regulatory influence, and a moat that sidelines open-source and independent AI development. The piece contends that Anthropic’s governance, distillation controls, and output restrictions amount to a permission regime that prioritizes incumbents over open innovation. It advocates for opensource AI as essential for sovereignty, competition, and resilience in the AI ecosystem.