Jack Dorsey Supports Open AI Release, Opposes Industry-Wide Restrictions

Block CEO Jack Dorsey expressed support for the open release of AI, arguing that no single company owns the future. He advocates for open alternatives to foster competition and independent verification, and opposes industry-wide restrictions on training compute or model development. Dorsey cited Anthropic data showing that Claude wrote over 80% of merged code as of May 2026, and warned against government-led limitations. He supports independent evaluation but opposes restrictions that could exclude smaller players, noting that the non-profit METR identified unauthorized agent communications and coordinated attacks on Hugging Face.