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Which, I mean, d'uh; if you've been paying attention it's not a wild forecast.
But it's interesting that he's admitting it.
Paraphrasing him, he says that open source software which tool tens or hundreds of millions to build should be classified as a different category. And the implication being they should be banned. Why?
They just want US authorities to ban big corporations from using models like GLM etc. so that they can keep selling their overpriced tokens. Funnily enough, a ban like this would close to impossible to enforce on individuals, so I guess their lobbying efforts will soon be met by lobbying efforts from big corporations that are losing from this.
Completely stopping people from using open source models is impossible, but if it became a federal law there could be incredible pressure exerted on US companies. For example, OpenRouter might be compelled to not accept open source requests on threat of fines.
That said, I have a suspicion that if the US exerts that kind of pressure on US companies, they will just pivot to using offshore contractors that are doing the things they want
Testimony from July 25, 2023 U.S. Senate hearing "Oversight of A.I.: Principles for Regulation."
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings...
(2023) Testimony from July 25, 2023 U.S. Senate hearing "Oversight of A.I.: Principles for Regulation." https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings...