AI didn't democratize coding if companies decide what you're allowed to build
ThiefClashRoyale · reddit · 2026-10-24
A Reddit user challenges the 'AI democratizes coding' narrative: if companies can restrict what tools may be used for — like reverse-engineering fridge firmware, or anything they dislike — users are merely renting a company-approved scope. Unless massively democratized compute lets people run their own models, we remain at the mercy of corporate whims.
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