@theo I’m not surprised that the government is happy to stick it back at them for refusing to comply by dragging this for as long as possible. It sends a clear message to all other labs.
"If all the value is accrued by only a few models, the political economy will simply not tolerate it. There is no societal permission for an AI future that hollows out entire industries."
@ClankerTO@RyanWatkins_ There's no shortage of inference neoclouds adding capacity. And moat question aside, these do actually have a sustainable business model.
@kaiba_1991@zephyr_z9 True, public opinion does influence how the government (or more precisely, politicians who want to stay in power) behave, but what I meant more broadly is that you can't insulate yourself from your own government.