Ex-Microsoft Exec: Open-Source AI Demonization Is Well-Funded Pre-IPO Groundwork
billhilf · x · 2026-10-15
billhilf argues that the demonization of open-source AI is slow, polite, and well-funded—not caution but pre-IPO groundwork: remove the free alternative, brand it as safety, and price the moat into the offering.
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