AnalysisPolicyJuly 19, 2026
Sacks calls Anthropic and OpenAI a duopoly seeking to use govt against open-source AI

David Sacks accused Anthropic and OpenAI of being a duopoly that wants to leverage government regulation to eliminate open-source competition, specifically targeting Chinese open-weight models like Kimi. He pushed back against Dean Ball's proposal for FUD-based soft regulation.
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