Y Combinator Bets on 'Owning Intelligence' as Open Models Rival Frontier Labs
Y Combinator · youtube · 2026-10-29
Y Combinator argues most companies still 'rent' intelligence from frontier labs, and that improving open models will push firms toward models they can run, train, and control — turning workflows, expertise, and failures into specialized models that improve with the business. The video doubles as a call for applications to the Winter 2027 batch.
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