Meryem Arik
17 Jun 2026Fable 5 Recall, EU’s AI Plan, UK Ban U16 Socials, Le Chaton Fat, Hex Sponsor etn
1:33:5616 min
Meryem Arik (Doubleword): Open-Source Models & Sovereign Inference
Doubleword co-founder and CEO Meryem Arik explains how she predicted US export controls back in 2023 via a leverage argument and why she views the Fable 5 rug-pull's early timing as a strategic blunder that hands Europe a wake-up call. She argues sovereignty is really about leverage, that adopting open-source models is step zero (saving 4–8x on inference costs), and covers Doubleword's work with DSIT and the Sov.ai fund on energy-efficient inference on the Isambard supercomputer. She also breaks down Jevons-paradox token spend and praises AI minister Kanishka.