Ah, the classic AI startup lifecycle:
We must build a moat to save humanity from AI.
Please regulate our open-source competitors for safety.
Actually, safety doesn't scale well for our Q3 revenue targets.
Once they are a dominant market leader they will go back to asking the government to regulate based on policy suggestions from non-profits they also fund.
Foundational model provider manifesto:
‘While there’s value in safety, we value the Pentagon’s dollars more’