Context lock-in and the new AI monopolies

Very nice piece on how firms can build new AI monopolies through context lock-in.

The solution? Open protocols that enable context portability - letting users take their personalized AI data (conversations, preferences, work context) between services.

This feels like the kind of regulation we could all get behind - promoting competition while protecting user choice.

Worth a read.

https://lnkd.in/dsdYcbSX

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