The Fight Over Open Source AI, Anthropic's $1.5B Payout, NYC Socialists: Evictions = Violence?

With Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, David Friedberg, NYC Activist · Sunday, July 26, 2026

This episode delves into the heated debate surrounding a potential U.S. ban on Chinese open-source AI models, with the hosts dissecting the economic and geopolitical ramifications and the role of regulatory capture. It also examines Anthropic's significant copyright settlement for training its models, highlighting the complexities and perceived hypocrisy in AI intellectual property rights. Further discussions explore Google's massive capital expenditure strategy in the AI era and New York City's controversial socialist housing policies, questioning their impact on private property and urban living.

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Key takeaways

Google's unprecedented $195-205 billion capital expenditure forecast means negative free cash flow for the first time in its history. Read more →
"Evictions are violence" is the new battle cry: Activists and some NYC officials are pushing policies based on the idea that landlord evictions are a form of violence, not a standard legal process for breach of contract. Read more →

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NYC's housing policies, freezing rent, and banning credit checks, spark fierce debate. Friedberg, Sacks, and Chamath warn of 'anarchy' and dilapidated housing.