The real reason VCs and founders are so pro-open source is because it means value is accruing anywhere but OpenAI/Anthropic (which they don't own enough of to care about). This means more new companies to start and invest in, more ways to get rich. For example: deployment companies (setting up cus
VCs and founders support open source because it allows value to accrue outside of OpenAI and Anthropic, creating more opportunities for new companies and investments.
The real reason VCs and founders are so pro-open source is because it means value is accruing anywhere but OpenAI/Anthropic (which they don't own enough of to care about). This means more new companies to start and invest in, more ways to get rich. For example: deployment companies (setting up cus
The real reason VCs and founders are so pro-open source is because it means value is accruing anywhere but OpenAI/Anthropic (which they don't own enough of to care about). This means more new companies to start and invest in, more ways to get rich. For example: deployment companies (setting up cus
The real reason VCs and founders are so pro-open source is because it means zero-sum value transfer to basically all other companies, from OpenAI/Anthropic (which they don't own enough of to care about). They are in denial about the fact that we will likely be worse off in the aggregate, as this pro