That's an interesting point. I wonder if that would still be true if genetic research was "democratized" so that the barrier to entry was as low as writing a co

That's an interesting point. I wonder if that would still be true if genetic research was "democratized" so that the barrier to entry was as low as writing a computer program? There's always some self interest involved. I'd guess in the current state of biology, researchers don't want additional limitations placed on them but are secure in their monopoly on the research. In the current state of ML, incumbents want limitations placed on others so they can have a monopoly. Add to that the desire to feel important, and you get the direction of the rhetoric.