But personally I’ll continue to advocate for technology which empowers people and culture, and not the other way around.

You won't achieve this goal by aiding the gatekeepers. Stop helping them by trying to misapply copyright.

Any experienced programmer knows that GPL code is still subject to copyright [...]

GPL is a clever hack of a bad system. It would be better if copyright didn't exist, and I say that as someone that writes AGPL code.

I think you misunderstood what I meant. We should drop copyright, and pass a new law where if you use a model, or contribute to one, or a model is used against you, that model must be made available to you. Similar in spirit to the GPL, but not a reliant on an outdated system.

This would catch so many more use cases than trying to cram copyright where it doesn't apply. No more:

• Handful of already-rich companies building an AI moat that keeps newcomers out
• Credit agencies assigning you a black box score that affects your entire life
• Minorities being denied bail because of a black box model
• Being put on a no-fly list with no way to know that you're on it or why
• Facebook experimenting on you to see if they can make you sad without your knowledge