Stopping a released AI model from being offered, shared, or accessed.
It is like a library pulling a banned book off the shelf. The shelf is empty, but kids already photocopied the best pages.
It happens after rule breaks or safety scares. It slows the spread, but leaked copies may stay online.
AI-regulation
AI-regulation can order a model takedown.
Copyright
Copyright complaints can force a model removal.
Open weights
Open weights make full removal hard after copies spread.
Mesh hosting
Mesh hosting makes one clean takedown much harder.