
No. 152: Open source AI just became the culture war nobody saw coming.
Culture Pulse: 68. OpenAI lobbies against open source while championing it publicly. Dior takes the runway to Dublin. Cyberpunk returns as prestige drama. The pattern: openness is becoming a liability. #ThePatter Read the full edition: https://thepattern.media/editions/2026-07-26.html
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