Big week from the model labs — but what really caught my attention was Mira Murati's Thinking Machines essay. The core insight: renting generalized AI homogenizes you. Owning and tailoring it amplifies your unique advantage.

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Not every situation needs expensive, rented AGI. The future is intelligence you own.