Commenter speculates closed AI labs' endgame: pull the ladder, then get nationalized for a monopoly
ns123abc · x · 2026-09-13
Amid the debate over pacing frontier AI and open source, a commenter offers an 'endgame' theory: labs first pull up the ladder for everyone else, then get nationalized to hold a monopoly on frontier AI development. Speculative commentary with no supporting facts.
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