YC argues companies should own their intelligence, not rent it from frontier labs
ycombinator · x · 2026-10-28
Y Combinator's post "Own Your Intelligence" argues that most companies building with AI still rent their intelligence from frontier labs. As open models improve, more companies will want models they can run, train, and control themselves.
The opportunity YC sees: turning a company's workflows, expertise, and failures into specialized models that improve with the business. The thread also quotes a pitch for a Plaid-like verified-data layer for government benefits.
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