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The Myth of Model Wars: Open vs Closed AI in 2026

In this fully connected episode, Dan and Chris break down one of the biggest questions in AI today: do open vs. closed models still matter? From the rise of physical AI and edge devices to the shifting landscape of open-source models like LLaMA, they explore whether the “model wars” are becoming irrelevant. The conversation then dives into a bigger transformation, the rise of agentic systems, workflows, and AI-driven infrastructure. Featuring: Chris Benson – Website, LinkedIn, Bluesky, GitHub, XDaniel Whitenack – Website, GitHub, XUpcoming Events:  Register for upcoming webinars here!Midwest AI Summit 2026

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  Hermes Agent: Agents that grow with you

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  U.S. Congressman Beyer on AI challenges facing America and the World

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  The mythos of Mythos and Allbirds takes flight to the neocloud

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  Open Source Self-Driving with Comma AI

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  Post-Mortem of Anthropic's Claude Code Leak

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  Agentic Coding and the Economics of Open Source

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  AI at the Edge is a different operating environment

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  Humility in the Age of Agentic Coding

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  AI policy and the battle for computing power

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  Cognitive Synthesis and Neural Athletes

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  AI incidents, audits, and the limits of benchmarks

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  Inside an AI-Run Company

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  How is AI shaping democracy?

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  Controlling AI Models from the Inside

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  2025 was the year of agents, what's coming in 2026?