Can open source stop AI power concentration? a16z talks with Transformer co-author Lukasz Kaiser
a16z Podcast · rss · 2026-09-07
On the a16z MTS podcast, recorded at the Open Source AI Summit in San Francisco, Sophia Dew explores whether open source can prevent AI power from concentrating in a few companies. Lukasz Kaiser, co-author of "Attention Is All You Need," argues today's concentration reflects the current paradigm—future breakthroughs may favor smaller, specialized models. Topics also cover China's lead in open-weight models, whether the US needs more open-model startups, owning your own intelligence, and why openness falls short while compute access stays concentrated.
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