# Anthropic versus the entire tech industry

> Source: <https://twitter.com/DavidSacks/status/2081470576653406328>
> Published: 2026-07-26 20:53:39+00:00

The entire tech industry (save for Anthropic) has come out in favor of open source AI.
So what happens next? Will Anthropic change its lobbying efforts? Not likely. Now the gaslighting begins:
“Nobody is trying to ban open source.”
“We just want to limit who can use it.”
“We just want to limit who can contribute to it.”
“We just want to limit how powerful those models can be.”
“We just want to make sure the guardrails (we lobbied for) can’t be removed.”
The net effect will be the same. They won’t stop until they kneecap open source. The rest of the industry needs to watch these guys like a hawk.

- Since when did the tech industry need open letters to compete? Why doesn’t a competitor just release a superior OW model?
[@deanwball](https://x.com/deanwball)blocked me earlier for calling out his BS that "nO oNe iS tRyNiNg tO bAn oPeN sOuRce" Open Source Must Win.# Join the conversation