I cannot imagine a scenario where this does not significantly constrain in the output in ways that degrade the quality of results. It feels a bit like forcing a painter to work from a sketched drawing, rather than letting them work with a blank canvas. But you aren’t told what it looks like. How is this not viewed as a form of outright deception against the user?

This is not what I want. I cannot imagine this is what most users want. Instead, this seems to aim at placating the anti-AI crowds, as those are the folks I see benefiting from this the most.

I expect to be in charge of my AI. The more guardrails like this that are put in place, the more I will look to open models and harnesses that do not impose such bullshittery on me.