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Comment by Tom Wheeler
Visiting Fellow at Brookings Institution; former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 2013-2017; author and tech policy expert
Without data portability, interoperability, and shared access, the AI ecosystem will calcify around a small group of entrenched incumbents who control the essential asset.AI Verified source (2026)
1mo ago
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AI Verified
Quote attributed to Tom Wheeler's Brookings article "From Open Internet to Open Intelligence: Why AI's Market Structure Matters More Than Ever" (adapted from his January 14, 2026 European Parliament address; the source URL is the primary source). The page returned HTTP 403 to direct fetch, but web search confirmed authorship (Tom Wheeler) and the article's central themes verbatim in substance: without interoperability and portability, AI markets will be defined by "control rather than competition" and will entrench dominant incumbents who control the essential raw material (data/compute). Author attribution correct (former FCC Chairman, Brookings Visiting Fellow). Year 2026 correct. Vote "for" aligns with statement "The first company or companies to develop AGI could gain control over a majority of economic activity" — Wheeler's quote warns precisely about a small group of entrenched incumbents calcifying control over the essential AI asset, supporting agreement that AI/AGI leaders could capture outsized economic control. Note: the quote frames concentration via market structure rather than naming AGI explicitly, but the concern is squarely supportive.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 20d ago
replying to Tom Wheeler