Model policies as export controls

OpenAI banned accounts suspected of links to Chinese entities after they sought proposals for social‑media monitoring, and also cut off Chinese‑language and Russian‑speaking accounts tied to phishing and malware. Model providers’ terms are effectively deciding which state‑aligned users can access capabilities for surveillance or cyber operations. — This turns private AI usage policies into de facto foreign‑policy instruments, blurring lines between platform governance and national‑security export controls.