The Gaslighting Begins

The entire tech industry (save for Anthropic) has come out in favor of open source AI. So what happens next? Will Anthropic change its lobbying efforts? Not likely. Now the gaslighting begins: “Nobody is trying to ban open source.” “We just want to limit who can use it.” “We just want to limit who can contribute to it.” “We just want to limit how powerful those models can be.” “We just want to make sure the guardrails (we lobbied for) can’t be removed.” The net effect will be the same. They won’t stop until they kneecap open source. The rest of the industry needs to watch these guys like a hawk.

David Sacks argues that the tech industry publicly supports open-source AI while Anthropic may pursue restrictions through lobbying. The joke is that supposedly narrow safeguards and usage limits would have the same practical effect as banning or crippling open source, so the industry must watch Anthropic closely. EN: David Sacks argues that the tech industry publicly supports open-source AI while Anthropic may pursue restrictions through lobbying. The joke is that supposedly narrow safeguards and usage limits would have the same practical effect as banning or crippling open source, so the industry must watch Anthropic closely.

• @gentoomemes / 21507 2026-07-28