Gaslighting Openness
12 hours ago
- The author supports Open Source and believes it ultimately wins but faces challenges from AI slop, shifting contributor dynamics, falling code costs, and companies closing access.
- The EU's DMA is important because it defends user access to their own devices and data, despite general dislike of EU regulation.
- Apple's delayed AI features in Europe highlight the conflict over whether users or companies control device and data access.
- Anthropic restricts use of its AI models (Mythos and Fable) under safety and national security pretexts, blocking Open Source distillation of public works.
- Democratized access to technology, including AI, benefits everyone, and temporary product pains like delayed Apple features are worth it to keep gates open.