Unfortunately the US is no stranger to using export controls to restrict frontier technology.

Famously, the PowerMac G4 was briefly subject to export controls. Apple turned it into a marketing campaign.

Just happened 5 hours ago.

China unironically saved humanity. I'm no fan of the CCP but if they hadn't organized an effort to compete with the US no one else would have done it and we'd be begging our AI overlords for tokens and praying we don't get caught conducting wrongthink.

Go ask Claude to criticize Anthropic and see how long your account stays active.