In a parallel universe where we have Biden (or Democratic Party) administration, how different do you think the regulations / approach would be for this fast moving and unpredictable technology?
It’s hard not to see this ban as being motivated by retribution for refusing to use the models for spying and autonomous warfare.
Probably using the rule of law in some way? Talking about it in public? Legislating? You know... government type stuff?
They probably would have been in line with Executive Order 14110, the Biden administration's detailed description of a principled approach to regulation of the AI industry. It would have been aligned with the Trump administration's stated goals as well, but a coalition of rich VCs successfully bribed him to rescind it as one of his first acts in office, because the primary principle of Trumpist government is that people who pay Donald Trump a lot of money get what they want.
They at least wouldn't depend on how extensively you publicly glaze the President.