The biggest fight in AI isn't about chatbots anymore, it's about who gets to control the future of artificial intelligence.

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Is Anthropic trying to lock down AI before their IPO, or are open-weight models genuinely a threat to global safety? In this episode of Power User, Matthew Berman, co-founder of the tech media outlet Forward Future, breaks down the explosive debate rocking Silicon Valley and Washington DC.

After the release of China's powerful Kimi K3 open-weight model, OpenAI's autonomous hacking benchmark, and a growing push from Anthropic to restrict open AI models, Silicon Valley has erupted into one of the biggest technology battles in years.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Microsoft, Meta, Google, IBM, Hugging Face, Mozilla, Palantir, Dell and dozens of other massive technology companies have all come together to publicly back open weight AI models, while Anthropic argues against them.

Whoever wins will control the future of the tech landscape for decades to come.

I break down:

What open weight AI actually is

How Kimi K3 changed the AI race

The OpenAI benchmark that escaped containment

The Hugging Face security incident

Anthropic's campaign against open models

Why Jensen Huang and all of Silicon Valley is pushing back

The growing debate inside Washington over regulating AI

Why this fight could determine who controls AI for decades

The AI War Just Went Nuclear: Everyone Hates Anthropic Now (Even Denny's Diner)

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The AI War Just Went Nuclear: Everyone Hates Anthropic Now (Even Denny's Diner)