An opinion piece arguing that the future of AI will be decentralized rather than controlled by companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. The author predicts that improving hardware and narrowing gaps between frontier and open-source models will let developers run powerful local models, freeing them from subscription-based API ecosystems. Examples cited include a developer reverse-engineering peripherals with AI assistance and the OpenLogi project, a local-first alternative to Logitech's software, as evidence developers already bypass corporate control when given the tools.
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