Reflection AI CEO: Open-Source Models Get Safer With More Eyes, Firms Shift From Renting to Owning AI
markjeffrey · x · 2026-10-15
A TWiST podcast 1-on-1 with Misha Laskin, co-founder of Reflection AI. Key points:
- Companies are moving from renting AI to owning it; Reflection sells the whole AI stack rather than renting it out.
- Laskin argues open-source AI may end up the safest option — more eyes on these models make them safer, not more dangerous.
- He assesses how close US open-source models are to top Chinese offerings and urges the American industry to move even faster on open source.
The episode also covers PaperOS, the legal-document backbone for thousands of startup founders.
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