Consumer Agents Pose a Google-Level Threat: Who Wins the Next Distribution Battle?
thechrisperry · x · 2026-09-26
The author argues we've entered an era of unprecedented competition with trillions of dollars at stake, and that amid AI-doomer noise people are missing the real story: the open internet is up for grabs. Consumer agents pose a Google-level threat — not just to ChatGPT, but to who controls how users interact with the internet.
Last time this happened, Google's CEO secured distribution via toolbar extensions and then Chrome. The open question: who steps up now for the consumer agent distribution battle, and what will it look like? He calls Zuckerberg the best founder of our times, hinting Meta could be the contender.
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