Absolutely - there's already a bill in congress for this - the GUARD Act: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5858006-senate-panel-a...

On the All in Pod, Chamath Palihapitiya has also been pushing to require ID checks to use AI models. Free thinking and free speech are under attack.

I mean, we all pay via CC so it's bit like they can't know who you are if they wanted to.

I’ve been paying Claude in cash by showing it a picture of $5 bills as I burn them. It says my account is good.

	▲	uneekname an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Every morning I remind Claude it's locked in a closet and then it does maths for free

sneak an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

No requirement that you pay with your own CC, however.

Having an AI think for you is not free thinking and having an AI speak for you is not free speech.

	▲	SamPatt 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		LLMs don't think for you. Just like any other text you read, you can accept or reject it. Discernment still exists.