Free Software vs Responsible‑AI Licenses

The Free Software Foundation says 'Responsible AI' licenses that bar specific uses (e.g., surveillance or crime‑prediction) are themselves unethical and nonfree because they restrict user freedom while failing to require the transparency (training data, model, source) needed to actually make systems accountable. The FSF recommends addressing harms through copyleft/open release and public support for freedom‑respecting tools rather than by embedding use bans in licenses. — This reframes AI governance: are moral constraints best implemented by private license restrictions or by transparency, public regulation, and open‑source practices — with consequences for censorship, accountability, and who wields control over AI?