Cheap open-weight tradeoff: your prompts in the hands of a well-resourced rival
AaronBergman18 · x · 2026-10-19
Expanding on his "seed oils" analogy, Aaron Bergman argues that slightly lower prices come in exchange for joining a grand experiment: what happens when a well-resourced lawless state gets access to all your prompts and more. He pairs it with a nutrition analogy—turning a micronutrient in the human diet into a macronutrient.
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