Yeah there's definitely a desire, but be clear, it's a smallish minority that have this desire for freedom, especially outside the US, sad to say. And fulfilling that desire seems to get harder every ...
Also, open weight models follow the same pattern: can't be stopped easily but small chunk of people will have what it takes to use them, and without approved hardware you are crippled. Tbf this one is a very evolving situation, we'll see.
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