I think that it would be sufficient to realize that no one is forced to use a specific AI model or model harness that has anti-consumer features built in.
People should just walk away if they see something like that. This is where the actual, practical, consumer rights start. Not with the regulation. But with the customers being determined to stand up for themselves. And not just fold.
There are plenty of good enough models that are open weight and whose use comes with almost no strings attached. And plenty of great harnesses such as various flavours of Pi.
Agreed, and that's exactly why I don't use Claude anymore and haven't for months now. But I'm not most people. Most people don't vote with their wallet, unfortunately.
People should just walk away if they see something like that. This is where the actual, practical, consumer rights start. Not with the regulation. But with the customers being determined to stand up for themselves. And not just fold.
There are plenty of good enough models that are open weight and whose use comes with almost no strings attached. And plenty of great harnesses such as various flavours of Pi.