Interestingly it is Microsoft who filed a patent for DRM-style locking of AI models to verified devices (published July 2026): https://patentlyze.com/patent/microsoft-drm-ai-models-explai...
replySo they can avoid the embarrassment when Copilot migrates to Qwen 4
replyAI is actually the perfect use case for homomorphic encryption.
replyI wonder if this space is explored fully enough at the moment.
Aside from some implementation details, it's conceptually much easier than doing it for a SQL database.