Dev compares OpenAI and Anthropic to 1999 AOL: 'gatekeeping intelligence like ISPs feared the open web'
adamamcbride · x · 2026-09-17
Developer adamamcbride argues that Anthropic and OpenAI's push for regulation and closed ecosystems mirrors a hypothetical where AOL and CompuServe had fear-mongered the government in 1999 into making themselves the only gateways to the internet. His point: intelligence could end up accessible only through a few incumbent gatekeepers — a fresh framing of the ongoing open-vs-closed AI debate.
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