[jmartrican]

> If an AI views it, and is inspired by it, again, no harm done.

You had me till that^ line. In your example if "inspired" human start competing with you, then there is harm. If the inspired human is replaced by an AI, then it also harms. By harm I am referring to competition.

So instead of saying "no harm done", then maybe its more accurate to say "same harm as a other humans being inspired by your work".

[ta8645]

> So instead of saying "no harm done", then maybe its more accurate to say "same harm as a other humans being inspired by your work".

I don't disagree with you. But then that is a completely different issue, and has nothing specifically to do with AI, but rather the tradeoff between the benefits of releasing your work to the public, and the potential competition it might inspire.