Dev rails against AI "license to operate," citing FCC and FAA licensing failures
TinfoilTricorn · x · 2026-11-11
A poster strongly opposes a "license to operate" for AI, comparing it to requiring a license to open a library and arguing that every action chain is ultimately initiated by a human, so "dangerous capabilities" need no licensing gate. They cite FCC and FAA licensing as precedents where government licensing made activities less usable and slowed or froze innovation — one side of the ongoing AI regulation debate.
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