RE "...The former Meta executive claims that a law requiring tech companies to ask permission to train AI on copyrighted work would ‘kill’ the industry....."

RE "...The former Meta executive claims that a law requiring tech companies to ask permission to train AI on copyrighted work would ‘kill’ the industry....." Meta has $Billions - Why not pay artists? Artists do not owe others to give away their works so others ( mostly all ready very rich ) may profit more for themselves. Why not Meta offer PROFIT Share to artists to use their work Now and pay later ???