This is a very chivalrous piece of motivation. I hope in the present and in the near future we are able gather to fight back against the AI takeover of the open web. But I do believe that a large portion of people act individually in their best interests with every choice. Most people would order an uber over calling a cab because it is cheaper, more easily accessible on your phone, and offers quicker methods of payment. In a similar way, when searching for content, a large portion of people will opt for the convenience of the quick, AI generated answer at the top of the search engine compared to spending time scouring web articles, or paying to view a webpage. This change has put users in a more difficult position of putting a greater cause before their own convenience, acting as a united front on the open web where they are accustomed to acting only for their own benefit.

I do not sympathize with AI companies on any front, but there is something to be said about content uploaded on the internet. While I do not agree that AI models taking and regurgitating content is ethical, there seems to be some understanding that once you release any form of content on the internet, you lose your right to how your content will be used, for better or for worse. While in a pre-AI era this would mostly imply other's reusing or paraphrasing your ideas without credit, these are individual users and the overall impact would be low, compared to now, where AI models could be releasing the content to millions everyday. Regardless, although I do not agree it is right, it seems the AI are not acting any differently than how an individual user might act, just on a greater scale.

I find this opinion to be slightly over optimistic with a David versus Goliath sort of stance. The writer is suggesting that we, the common people, have a card to play in this game and power to exert. I would think that the choices and decision made by billionaires and BigTech companies are not easily swayed by the opinions of the working class, especially when they decisions are often supported or possibly funded by political powers. Although the sentiment is nice to read, I am unsure how attainable the end goal is for community of common people when it comes to battling the leading industry. That being said, I do not disagree that we should use any joint power we have to stop decisions that affect our way of life.