Given the amount of value I get from having AI models help me write code I would say that AI is paying me back for my (not insignificant) open source contributions a thousand times over.

Good for you, I guess? That doesn't really change the situation much for the people who do care and/or don't use AI.

I consider the payment I and my employer make to these AI companies to be what the LLM is paying me back for. Even the free ones get paid for my usage somehow. This stuff isn't charity.

You're quite vigorously replying to anyone disagreeing with the post (and haven't contributed to the top level as far as I can tell).

It comes across as really trying too hard and a bit aggressive.

You could just write one top level comment and chill a bit. Same advice for any future threads too...