If we let competition dictate the rules, we’ll build systems that reflect power, not trust.
We’ll fund deployment, not governance.
And we’ll widen the gap between those who build technology and those forced to live with its consequences.

Civil society and civilian work inside or alongside government—teams that built open tools, strengthened infrastructure, and centered equity—are disappearing.

They weren’t labs.
They were operational teams.
They delivered real services and real code.
They built bridges between tech and public life.

AI is being framed everywhere as the key to national strength.
Decide faster. Act faster. Win.

Strategic competition will define our future.
AI will shape how wars are fought, borders managed, threats anticipated.

But while that vision accelerates—something else is being torn down.

3/ Nice to haves: Built-in text splitters (no custom JS), easier embedding workflows, and input links for the vector store node would be game changers. I’m still new to n8n, so open to tips on methods that I overlooked.

2/ Here’s the best thread on the topic from the forums—kudos to Jim_Le for sharing his project. community.n8n.io/t/building-t...