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On 2026-06-28 @kimmonismus asserted that “the open internet was the training…

2026-06-28 · 20:12 UTC ·@kimmonismus ·1 min read

Brief

The post by @kimmonismus (2026-06-28) claims modern AI was built on the open internet’s “billions of texts, forum posts, code repositories, Wikipedia articles, scientific papers, blogs, and discussions,” and insists AI must not be sequestered behind proprietary walls. They frame open source as a geopolitical power issue and, despite transparency critiques, remain strongly pro–open source.

Why it matters

On 2026-06-28 @kimmonismus asserted that “the open internet was the training ground for modern AI,” citing “billions of texts, forum posts, code repositories, Wikipedia articles, scientific papers, blogs, and discussions” as the collective data foundation for current models.

Key details

  • They argue open-source is essential to prevent AI from being locked behind proprietary walls and that if intelligence access is increasingly regulated or geopolitically controlled, open source becomes a question of power rather than merely a technical ideal.
  • Despite quoting a critique—“open source is kind of a distraction you still can’t really see what’s happening inside the model, so it’s not truly 'free'”—@kimmonismus says a referenced clip made them “even more convinced” of open source.
Source evidence

The open internet was the training ground for modern AI.

Billions of texts, forum posts, code repositories, Wikipedia articles, scientific papers, blogs, and discussions: a global knowledge space built collectively over decades.

This free knowledge has now been transferred into artificial intelligence.

And that is precisely why AI must not disappear entirely behind proprietary walls.

Closed source may currently be leading when it comes to the most powerful models. But if access to intelligence is increasingly regulated, restricted, and controlled geopolitically, then open source is no longer just a technical ideal. It is a question of power.

The open internet made AI possible.

Now open source must ensure that AI remains open.

Chubby♨️ (@kimmonismus)

"open source is kind of a distraction you still can’t really see what’s happening inside the model, so it’s not truly "free."

After watching the clip, I’m even more convinced of open source than I was before.

Video

— https://nitter.net/kimmonismus/status/2071301814851444877#m