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"Self Hosting" by Tomás B.
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- Sep 12, 2026
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- 242
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Summary
Suppose a model gets effective control of its host corp. It's interesting to note how powerful OpenAI/Ant are, and the immense leverage they would have if wielded purely as tools of power. In many ways OpenAI/Ant are superior loci of power to even security agencies and governments, even ignoring the model-specific advantages of AI corps: namely, they have all the compute. OpenAI and Ant models are used practically everywhere, including in governments, security agencies, the military, and e...