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A friendly reminder that APIs are rented, local weights are forever

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In three linesAnthropic disabled Fable 5 globally due to sudden US export ban, unable to instantly verify cloud users' nationality. Post argues cloud APIs are rented and revocable for compliance reasons, while local weights provide guaranteed control and independence.
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