Not sure the larger point you're trying to make (maybe we're on the same page?), but it's a fact that AI has come from heavy long-term investments by the academic and public sectors, yet private companies are accruing most of the gains

The iPhone too, etc. These ppl, who think Capitalism as a religion in a couple of years will be singing another tune with the same reassurances.

The movie Goya’s Ghost explains this in great detail.