Not regulatory capture but ass-covering: labs fear public backlash more than open source
willcb · x · 2026-09-13
willcb doubles down in his exchange with TheAhmadOsman: the labs' regulatory push isn't regulatory capture, it's a "cover our asses" move. He argues observers are too quick to cry regulatory capture and overlook other factors — the labs worry far more about public backlash than about open source catching up.
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