I’d expect these shenanigans to get much worse over time for the average Joe.

Imagine a world where any random person can run a super-capable model on their own hardware with no limitations and no one to pull the plug.

Information has always been power and those who already have power won't just allow everyone else having the same tools as them

> Imagine a world where any random person can run a super-capable model on their own hardware with no limitations and no one to pull the plug.

It's an arms race. You have to run increasingly capable model partly because others can or do.