However the frontier labs don’t have to serve customers who are farming the service for distillation purposes. That’s their choice and they’re free to make it if they detect distillation happening.
The only way US maintains dominance over Chinese models is by having an ecosystem of models. Relying on a small set of frontier labs will only let you get ahead temporarily. I agree with Gary Tan on this one.
I don't think a correct remedy is to require companies to provide services even if they want to. A simple example: you drop a client because their asks / ways-of-working / etc is more headache and costs than it's worth. I've done that before, multiple times, in my freelancing life.
(I assume there's a don't missing)
Forced open API access/protocol transparency for tech platforms and a right to client-side consumption, essentially making the server a common carrier would be one of the most elegant and simple ways to effectively destroy every issue internet platforms pose in terms of competitiveness or data ownership without creating endless fault-ridden legislation.
Tech giants aren't freelancers, they deal with billions of interchangeable users and aren't going to succumb to an annoying customer.