I agree an argument can be made that not all the worst outcomes include restricting public access, but focusing on niche extremist groups (who might also get access to it through government programs by some of them being government employeed) is not a good argument to protect the public.
Governments having unbalanced power can more easily lead to authoritarianism, and thus risk to the public.
At this point, I worry a lot more of billionaires Musk, Altman, Thiel etc then of goverments in general. Thrir project is to get all power and if they succeed, it will be way worst then what we have seen so far.
Governments having unbalanced power can more easily lead to authoritarianism, and thus risk to the public.