Reposted by Blue Miaoran Dong
People writing on the political economy of gen AI like @nsrnicek.bsky.social @asad09.bsky.social lean on a 4 layer AI stack model. What if we add a 5th that splits the distribution/bundling chokepoint (Layer 4) b/w the LLM layer (3) & apps (5) to get at incumbents’ existing gatekeeping power? 1/