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Decentralising AI Away From Firms Like Anthropic and OpenAI Could Combat Public Distrust

The Australian Financial Review

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14 Apr 2026
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14 Apr 2026, 04:00 am

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Bitcoin introduced the world to open-source, permissionless money, reducing the need for bank intermediation. That approach could ease the misgivings about AI.

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This analysis posits that decentralized, open-source AI frameworks could mitigate the concentration of power and public skepticism currently associated with centralized frontier AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic. Large-scale data center investments in Australia and global tensions regarding copyright and safety are driving interest in permissionless models that mirror Bitcoin's architecture to reduce reliance on corporate intermediaries. While focusing on governance and trust, the shift toward decentralized AI carries significant implications for safety oversight and the ability of regulators to manage the proliferation of high-end model capabilities across borders.

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TechnologyAIPrint articleApr 14, 2026 – 1.35pmThe recent visit of Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei generated headlines about data centre investment in Australia and tensions around copyright law.But beneath the surface, a quieter revolution is under way, one that even has the attention of another Anthropic cofounder. While firms like Anthropic are delivering eye-watering growth, they face a structural problem they cannot easily solve: trust.Loading...SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreAIOpinionAnthropicOpenAIFetching latest articles