alt Hacker News> The US govt is going to ban foreign models
The people have a right to make and use whatever models they want, protected by the constitution. At a minimum, the models are described in research papers that are unquestionably protected speech. Skilled devs turn those into programs, also protected speech.
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How could Trump ban tiktok then? And Fable for that matter.
Maybe you're somehow legally allowed to distribute and download the weights, but most of us can't run GLM 5.2 at home.
The US government isn’t supposed to be allowed to constrain speech, but they do have the power to constrain commerce, and they can ban the sale of AI services and AI-capable hardware if they choose.
The current administration has repeatedly demonstrated they do not feel constrained by laws or the Constitution.
Yes our passionate defense of Academia will surely survive Techno Oligarchs desire for a 20th vacation home
> protected by the constitution
I don't see how.