Debate over legalizing AI model distillation in the US

A poster argues that the US should legalize AI model distillation, saying a ban is impossible and strategic competition would become untenable within a few years otherwise. Asked about requiring labs to return raw reasoning or treating their terms of service as unenforceable, the poster prefers the former but says the latter would be a start. Another reply worries that labs might keep their best models internal and sell finished products rather than tokens, concentrating power further.