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If the Markets Reject OpenAI and Anthropic, the US Should Nationalize Them
<p><em>This essay was written with Nathan E. Sanders, and originally appeared in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/12/openai-anthropic-ai-models">The Guardian</a>.</em></p> <p>OpenAI, and then <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/anthropic">Anthropic</a>, were each formed by AI developers who feared unrestrained corporate AI development—specifically, that
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