However, my real worry is that governments will make these models illegal in the west. They'll cite national security or some other bullshit.
I genuinely believe that will happen and soon!
People talk about a lack of moat with AI companies... that's their moat: Government intervention!
This puts American Businesses and American Developers at a massive disadvantage.
The rest of the world can choose the best model by value for the task on hand.
Americans would be stuck using only 2-3 big frontier labs and paying a huge premium for using American models.
I don't see why hundreds of thousands of American Businesses will agree to that only for the benefit of a few tech companies.
However, my real worry is that governments will make these models illegal in the west. They'll cite national security or some other bullshit.
I genuinely believe that will happen and soon!
People talk about a lack of moat with AI companies... that's their moat: Government intervention!