That only works when you have a way to ensure that people who invent things have a way to make a living. Most people working on open source do it as volunteers;

That only works when you have a way to ensure that people who invent things have a way to make a living. Most people working on open source do it as volunteers; only a few have it as part of their job, and the ecosystem suffers. Deep research requires investment or public funding. If you can get congress to fund it, then more power to you - but until then, people have to make a living from invention.