Open models give users an exit from a few companies deciding what tools exist and say
neil_chilson · x · 2026-10-14
The Abundance Institute argues that when everyone depends on a few centrally controlled models, a handful of companies decide which tools exist, how they behave, and what they will say. Open models give users somewhere else to go: they can compare systems, adapt them, run them locally, and switch providers.
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