Acquisitions, consolidation, and innovation in AI
(frontierai.substack.com)
The rumors of OpenAI potentially acquiring Windsurf last week triggered a whole round of new takes on the internet: concerns about moving up into the application layer, fears of widespread consolidation, and our perennial favorite, concerns about the demise of all AI application startups when OpenAI inevitably creates super-intelligence.
The rumors of OpenAI potentially acquiring Windsurf last week triggered a whole round of new takes on the internet: concerns about moving up into the application layer, fears of widespread consolidation, and our perennial favorite, concerns about the demise of all AI application startups when OpenAI inevitably creates super-intelligence.