So AI companies take all the world's text and knowledge for free, use openly available research, take massive private funding and generate immense economic valu

So AI companies take all the world's text and knowledge for free, use openly available research, take massive private funding and generate immense economic value using that, and want to make it illegal for anyone else to do the same? I don't get the 'harm can be done by individuals' argument. Sticks and stones. Every discussion forum on the internet is moderated to some degree, and every human being has the ability to post hurtful or illegal content, yet the system works. Moderation will only get more powerful thanks to AI tools.