Adam Thierer had written the landmark book on 'Permissionless Innovation.' We get the best ideas when we don't have to ask the government in…

Adam Thierer had written the landmark book on "Permissionless Innovation." We get the best ideas when we don't have to ask the government in advance for permission to invent. Protecting open source AI is now a critical part of ensuring this. We stand at a critical crossroads in the debate over AI governance in the United States, and it feels like we are inching closer to a very serious battle over whether or not open source models will even be allowed in an environment where a new de facto licensing regime has been t…

Source: Andrew Ng (X) | 2026-07-09