My guess is that eventually our devices will get powerful enough, or the software optimized enough that we can build and train these systems without crazy expensive hardware at which point everyone will have access to the technology without needing companies to act like gatekeepers.
In the meantime, I expect our every interaction with this technology will be carefully monitored and controlled. As long as we have to beg for access to it, or are limited to what others train it on, we'll never be a threat to those with the money and access to use these tools to their full potential.
I think universities might help serve to bridge the gap though, as they have in the past when it came to getting powerful new technology into the hands of the not-quite-as privileged. Maybe we'll see some cool things come out of that space.
In the meantime, I expect our every interaction with this technology will be carefully monitored and controlled. As long as we have to beg for access to it, or are limited to what others train it on, we'll never be a threat to those with the money and access to use these tools to their full potential.
I think universities might help serve to bridge the gap though, as they have in the past when it came to getting powerful new technology into the hands of the not-quite-as privileged. Maybe we'll see some cool things come out of that space.