This. It's very easy to build a new technology like this and realise the benefits to that tech while training it on your data. They knew the ingredient was more

This. It's very easy to build a new technology like this and realise the benefits to that tech while training it on your data. They knew the ingredient was more data, and without even asking, they just started to consume. Even if they wanted to move to a profit based company, they could have negotiated deals with data holders like they would with third party software vendors they might need to use. Instead, they ignored it all and it's the 'what-if' scenario of when open source software was first being introduced. I'm old enough to remember everyone saying "well companies will just take your work and sell it for themselves." This happed a few times, and its been fought out in the court. Infact so has production data like written articles, videos etc, there is a fair-use clause. I'm not a lawyer, but even I know if the ingredient to your for-profit business ingredient is 'fair-use content' it's not fair use. I like the idea of AI, I absolutely hate the execution. The race to the top and the mentatlity of 'ask for forgivness' really can't apply here.