No AI Duopoly: Open Source is the Inevitable Trend
YiMaTweets · x · 2026-07-20
The author challenges the "duopoly" narrative pushed by closed-source labs trying to use government regulation to eliminate open-source competition. They argue that a true AI duopoly doesn't exist, as US strategies have ironically forced China toward open source. Furthermore, true intelligence isn't fully realized yet, and nature has already "democratized" it, making true monopoly impossible for any entity or government.
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