Everyone Is Freaking Out About OpenAI and Anthropic’s Race for Dominance
THE SO WHAT
The anxiety around an OpenAI–Anthropic race — from safety researchers to platform CEOs — reflects a deeper shift: a few labs now sit at the intersection of geopolitics, regulation, and enterprise roadmaps. As an operator, your hedge is diversification: multi-model strategies, clear safety thresholds, and contracts that assume churn is possible.
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