LLMs are major generators of pollution: digital pollution.

I wish the companies understood the tremendous cost to society of polluting our well of knowledge.

But no, as your mention it is free for them to pollute, so they do liberally

Clearly LLMs are tools which can be used for good or ill. The supplier of raw chemicals to the paint factory isn't really responsible for the river pollution.

However you are right to point out there is a problem. Typically societies ( via governments ) try and fix by appropriately pricing the behaviours via regulation/laws ( fines or prison for the people doing it ).

However making regulation/laws is hard. What's your proposal to fix the problem you've identified?