> We have no recourse.

This is just misinformation. This is an international board. Many readers will take this as fact. There are courts and there are laws on the books, and yes many cases are enforced. Not "enough" for some, "too much" for others.. it is a "Goldilocks Problem" .. comparing the situation across the USA does not make a lot of sense either, since State's Rights historically have played a big role.

What a crock of shit. Yeah, it's an international board but we're talking about the ability of countries to support AI development. And outside of the US and China there is basically nothing going on. Maybe your country doesn't allow rampant pollution to be dumped into water streams. That's great! But then your country matters fuck all to the state of AI development. But it's absolute bullshit to pretend that China allows rampant ecological destruction in their pursuit of goals and then pretend that the US is constrained by some pollution restrictions. It has zero basis in reality and contributes nothing to the discussion. You are the one supporting misinformation.