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They built malware and should be held accountable for it
no, they've reached the point of diminishing returns on development, so they're creating fake scenarios to convince the government that they need guard rails. "our product is so dangerous and cool that it can hack the world, but they won't let us." it's about convincing investors that the lack of advancement is due to external limitations, not the technology hitting the ceiling.
Also to say "we'll do our best to keep them contained, but those Chinese companies will probably try to make them wreak havoc. The best bet is clearly to ban our competition from the market, for your safety of course."