# OpenAI & Anthropic are acquiring open source tools with GRAND plans

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Podcast: [Code & Curiosity by Maximilian Schwarzmüller](https://stenobird.com/podcast/code-curiosity-by-maximilian-schwarzm-ller-6768057)
Published: 2026-03-19T16:50:00+00:00
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## Resource

AI companies like OpenAI are buying up open source tools. They have a strategy behind that. Maybe not one that will benefit the main users of those tools though.

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