Yesterday the Linux Foundation announced the Agentic AI Foundation (with donations from Anthropic, Block and OpenAI) to standardize how AI agents communicate.

It sounds promising: open protocols, neutral governance, the promise that "funding doesn't equal control."

Historically, the Internet’s most foundational standards (TCP/IP, HTTP…) emerged from academic labs, government projects or lone inventors with no commercial interests. This time, the architects are the same companies racing to dominate the space they're we are trying to build standards for.

So I can’t help questioning: Can you build neutral infrastructure when those funding it have everything to gain from shaping it? Is it too early to standardize technology when security, performance and architectural limitations are not yet clear? Or is hesitation just nostalgia for a slower era that’s no longer possible? Is there any other option?

I would love to hear what you think!