How we’ll fight the platform war against Big AI
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Anil Dash argues that Big AI companies are more vulnerable than they appear, and outlines a platform strategy for wresting control away from them. The four-part framework covers: (1) disintermediating AI access through open, community-built interfaces; (2) enabling seamless switching between AI providers to prevent lock-in; (3) advancing open-source LLMs as economically viable alternatives ('frontier minus six' months behind commercial labs); and (4) channeling widespread public anger at AI into building ethical, consent-respecting alternatives. Developers are called out as having special leverage and responsibility in this fight, and the post frames the window for change as rapidly closing.
