If it's taken by force, it will stagnate. It makes no sense at all.
I am certain that there exist people who are 1) capable of advancing the state of the art in AI, and 2) free of the hubris that lets them believe that their making AI somehow gives them a veto over the fates of nations.
Is TikTok stagnating in the US?
The logic used in the treats is that it's a national security risk to not use Claude, but it's also a national security risk to use Claude.
We shouldn't expect these people to consider how the logic breaks down one step ahead when it never made sense in the first place.