My own take on restricting consumer access as good is that—if the trend continues—it will send strong signals that the tech is unusable at scale due to safety concerns. This raises the probability that the AI bubble pops. I think there are futures where the bubble popping now would be bad, but I mostly think it would be good. Everything will depend on how the public would interpret the pop, with one group loudly proclaiming that this AI-stuff was a potemkin village built of hype and another group saying that AI is the real-deal and safety issues caused the pop.
Edit: Meh, on second thought, the safety concerns might dent the market case for AI but it would significantly strengthen the national security case for AI, so the government would most likely step in and fund the major labs regardless if the bubble really popped on safety concerns.
My own take on restricting consumer access as good is that—if the trend continues—it will send strong signals that the tech is unusable at scale due to safety concerns. This raises the probability that the AI bubble pops. I think there are futures where the bubble popping now would be bad, but I mostly think it would be good. Everything will depend on how the public would interpret the pop, with one group loudly proclaiming that this AI-stuff was a potemkin village built of hype and another group saying that AI is the real-deal and safety issues caused the pop.
Edit: Meh, on second thought, the safety concerns might dent the market case for AI but it would significantly strengthen the national security case for AI, so the government would most likely step in and fund the major labs regardless if the bubble really popped on safety concerns.