The latest version of Intel Arc GPU Graphics Software introduced an interesting change that isn't reflected in the Release Notes. The installer of the 101.4578 beta drivers add a "Compute Improvement Program" (CIP) component as part of the "typical" setup option that is enabled by default. Under the...
This is why free (libre) software is important
Have to have some kind of hardware to run that software on. And that hardware needs proprietary drivers.
Hardware is ridiculously expensive to develop and manufacture so don’t count on any competition that isn’t already doing it.