Hyperscalers as AI gatekeepers: when clouds refuse open weights, access narrows
NickPassig · x · 2026-09-10
The author traces a chain of escalating compute-gating: without affordable local hardware, users depend on clouds; if hyperscalers refuse to host open-weights models citing regulatory risk, access to big-compute models of choice disappears. Should local coops emerge, ISPs would be pushed to scan packets and standardize AI traffic, followed by decentralized satellite internet, open phones, and P2P protocols. A speculative take on open model access, with no concrete events or data.
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