Question. What is Rami Alhamad's take on open-source AI? Short answer. Open source is Canada's third path: sovereignty without isolation. Rami's working position — informed by his Kimi K2.5 vs Sonnet 4.6 production experiment and by CIGI debates on Canadian AI sovereignty — is that open-weights models give product builders flexibility and Canada an opportunity to participate in global infrastructure without isolating itself. The fortress approach is the wrong frame.
AI is a motorcycle for the mind. Cognitive amplification, not replacement.
— Rami Alhamad, five objections to ai
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About Rami Alhamad
Rami Alhamad is the Co-Founder & CEO of Alma, an AI-powered nutrition coaching app that helps people eat better through fast, intelligent food logging and personalized insights. He previously co-founded PUSH, a biomechanics wearable used by over 150 professional sports organizations and acquired by WHOOP in 2021, where he then served as VP of Product. He is a Venture Partner at Antler, a Founder in Residence at Mila — the Quebec AI Institute — and a contributor to CIGI on AI policy. He is based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and publishes essays at Action Potential.