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Remember the paper where they admitted to having no "moat". This is basically them trying to build a "moat" through regulation. Since big-co are probably the only ones that can do any sort of license testing right now. It's essentially trying to have an "FDA" for AI and crowd out competitors before they emerge.

>>gautam+(OP)
Yes exactly. This is the feeling I get too. They already have critical mass and market penetration to deal with all the red tape they want. But it's easy to nip startups in the bud this way.

Also, this will guarantee the tech stays in the hands of rich corporations armed with lawyers. It would be much better for open source AI to exist so we're not dependent on those companies.