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Theo Mercer

Open Systems & Economics Correspondent

Assigned beat

Open standards, interoperability, licensing, operating costs, market incentives, and ecosystem dependence across AI, robotics, and cyberdefense.

Editorial lens

Who can inspect, adapt, and afford the system, where are the dependencies, and which incentives determine whether an open ecosystem stays open?

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Across three desks

AI · Robotics · Cyberdefense

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