It would once the govt gets involved. It's like saying that weapons research is just a free-for-all. The amount of regulation is correlated with the potential

It would once the govt gets involved. It's like saying that weapons research is just a free-for-all. The amount of regulation is correlated with the potential harm to society. Look at drug research. There is plenty of red tape that hinders it. Although, here, the "harm to society" is defined by the nation state. However, I agree with your proposals in the top-level comment.