The Apache Lesson for AI
In 1995, the question in the media was whether Netscape or Microsoft would control the web. The answer, it turned out, was neither.
Asimov’s Addendum
A publication by Tim O’Reilly and Ilan Strauss. Participatory, decentralized AI markets built for human participation, reward, and oversight.
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