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Re:Anthropic officially bans using subscription auth for thi... by curtisblaine on Thursday February 19, 2026 @03:02AM (#47071154)
They will [try to] ban open weights for ethics / security reasons: to stop spammers, to protect children, to stop fascism, to defend minorities. Take your pick; it won't matter why, it will only matter which media case can they thrust in the spotlight first.
Re:Anthropic officially bans using subscription auth for thi... by bambax on Thursday February 19, 2026 @03:28AM (#47071326)
Yes of course they will; the CEO of Anthropic makes that argument, very openly, all the time. But it will be hard to do, I think.
Re:Anthropic officially bans using subscription auth for thi... by curtisblaine on Thursday February 19, 2026 @06:00AM (#47072473)
Hopefully, but they'll lobby hard, supported by all the money they raised.