Picture this: It's 2029. AI has become ubiquitous—mature, woven into the fabric of everything we do.

But here's the catch: most of it stays locked behind closed doors.

Initially? Pure excitement. Everyone's thrilled about the possibilities.

Then reality sets in.

A small cluster of mega-corporations end up controlling the models themselves. They dictate the outputs. They write the rules of engagement. They manipulate the incentives.

What happens next gets darker. These gatekeepers tweak algorithms to their liking. Narratives get carefully sculpted. The distribution of value flows exactly where they decide it should.

This concentration of power? It's not inevitable. It's a choice. And it's precisely why open-source alternatives and decentralized infrastructure matter more than ever.