The comparison is only valid if AI ends up being monopolized. A continuously evolving ecosystem on the other hand has a better chance of adapting to those press

The comparison is only valid if AI ends up being monopolized. A continuously evolving ecosystem on the other hand has a better chance of adapting to those pressures. I am sure there are search engines that don’t index the SEO crap, but I don’t remember the names, and they have other flaws. Open source AI needs to get a lot of investment for this to be mitigated. Relying on market incentives to drive development without the possibility of forking is too dangerous given the high stakes.