Archive - Owners Not Renters

The Week in Open-Source AI | 7.10

AI's invisible ink, Chinese open models get busy and agents hijack an unrevoked login.

Jul 10 • Raffi Krikorian

7:17

Meet the Only AI That Says No

(And how you can build your own.)

Jul 8 • Raffi Krikorian

The Week in Open-Source AI | 7.3

Now in video! Fable 5 whiplash, Europe opts for open, and…my 3D-printed duck robot?

Jul 3 • Raffi Krikorian

6:46

Your Model Is a Situationship

But it’s time to get serious.

Jul 1 • Raffi Krikorian

June 2026

The Week in Open-Source AI 06.26

Meet the most capable (and affordable) open agent yet + the cloud gets kicked out of the loop + the real story behind the Mythos vs. NSA hoax.

Jun 26 • Raffi Krikorian

I Stopped Browsing. My AI Agent Didn't.

How agents are replacing the web. (And apps, too.) A personal journey.

Jun 24 • Raffi Krikorian

Models and Methods

This week in links: Post-shutdown releases, shady grades, and China’s quiet NVIDIA eviction.

Jun 19 • Raffi Krikorian

Flipping the Kill Switch

Fable 5 as political allegory.

Jun 16 • Raffi Krikorian

Too Dangerous to Skip

This week in links: Unpacking Fable 5, AI’s Y2K moment, and Washington unplugs the public’s referee.

Jun 12 • Raffi Krikorian

Get Out of the Chat Box

Here’s how one service — and one line — can change everything.

Jun 10 • Raffi Krikorian

Handshakes with Strangers

How open source can protect us from ourselves.

Jun 5 • Raffi Krikorian

An open-source sermon for developers. (With apologies to Pope Leo.)

Jun 3 • Raffi Krikorian

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