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Ahh to be a techno optimist.
Things could get a whole lot more authoritarian than you think. It's very early here and I can't be bothered writing out the whole response, but we have governments around the world currently trying to make using a computer require ID. We are thin edge of the wedge here with age verification to "protect the kids". Looked at from an authoritarian perspective a country with the power to dictate terms of trade says LLMs are actually military tech and need to be controlled, implement laws to restrict them or else...
If your country having access to international markets means you lose access to certain software... Now let's complicate the situation by assuming a bubble burst leads to the world heading into a mass depression, do you really think the US has the wherewithal to retain its top spot? Times of mass political and financial upheaval can, and arguably almost always do, lead to radical changes to the living circumstances of people.
In 10 years time your phone won't be running shit that the government/corporation in control doesn't explicitly approve of and monitor.