Sam Altman: Local Open AI Must Stay Competitive or Big Labs Will Own Everyone's Cognition
beffjezos · x · 2026-09-10
Sam Altman tweeted that the 'Avengers of local & decentralized AI are assembling.' He argues overcentralization opens the door to top-down control, induces loss of freedom, and causes 'mode collapse in the space of thoughts.'
His core claim: local open AI must remain competitive, otherwise big labs will own everyone's extended cognition — another notable signal of support for open-source and decentralized AI from the OpenAI CEO.
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