Backport '595107/fix-model-selection-ui-regression' into 18.8

What does this MR do and why?

Backports !229962 (merged) into 18.8 to fix a product regression.

Details of change

This change broadens access to the Ai::FeatureSettings::FeatureSettingsResolver resolver. A previous change restricted access to users with manage_instance_model_selection permissions only. This introduced a bug for offline instances as instance model selection is an online-only feature. The bug prevents the Model Selection page /admin/gitlab_duo/model_selection from loading correctly. This change fixes that regression by also allowing users with manage_self_hosted_models_settings permissions to access the resolver. The resolver is used by self-managed only.

References

Issue: #595107 (closed)

MR introducing regression: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/security/gitlab/-/merge_requests/5829

Screenshots or screen recordings

When accessing /admin/gitlab_duo/model_selection with an offline license

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