Who controls AI’s future? As China’s DeepSeek and Alibaba’s Qwen push open-source forward, OpenAI is doing the opposite — keeping its most advanced models proprietary.

Earlier this year, CEO Sam Altman admitted that OpenAI may be “on the wrong side of history” when it comes to open-source AI, sparking intense debate. Is this a necessary move for safety and sustainability, or a power play that stifles innovation?

To unpack this, we speak with Manuel Ho, Co-Founder & CEO of IntentAI, a company building AI Agents for enterprise clients in finance and healthcare. We discuss the global AI race, the ethics of openness vs control, and what this means for businesses, individuals, and the future of AI innovation.