Tim O'Reilly gives Claude a byline: interview with Mozilla CTO on open source AI
latticecut · x · 2026-10-24
Tim O'Reilly says he's been training Claude to write like a human for routine reporting, and it's now good enough for a byline. The result: an interview with Mozilla CTO Raffi Krikorian. Key points:
- Krikorian's 'Owners Not Renters' thesis: not seven AGIs, but seven billion AIs — one per person, trusted with secrets and aligned to user interests, like browsers as user agents in the early web.
- He cites research where 18 of 23 AI assistants recommended a pricier sponsored flight option more than half the time, showing systematic commercial bias.
- Mozilla is working to build an open, standards-based AI ecosystem, echoing its historical role in keeping the web from enclosure.
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