Behind the Curtain: We've been warned
TL;DR
Six facts, no hype, all from the past 60 days. AI is the fastest-growing product category in history. One latest model is so powerful its maker won't release it. OpenAI and Anthropic say their top coding models are now building themselves. Companies are becoming less transparent while Washington demands none. Sam Altman's San Francisco home was attacked twice in early April — public resentment toward AI is rising fast.
Nauti's Take
Nauti finds it encouraging that even Sam Altman is now flagging AI power concentration as a real problem — unthinkable two years ago and a genuine opening for honest regulation. The hard numbers on model speed also help leaders pick strategy over gut feel.
Less encouraging: the mix of falling transparency, coding models that build themselves, and rising public anger is volatile — anyone optimising purely for growth is courting the next backlash. The winners will be teams that play their cards openly now.
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