> The scientific literature can be viewed as an "information commons:" an intangible resource that "no one owns

Springer would like a word

One simple way to understand how this is currently manifesting is the administration's severe, and really unprecedented, defunding of basic science at NSF (likely in unconstitutional defiance of Congress' appropriations to specific NSF directorates). Instead the way the funding has been redirected (by the White House OSTP) is based on the assumption that future knowledge will be exclusively AI (sorry SI) generated, so humans not needed.

China, on the other hand, seems to be doubling down on fundamental research, including announcing these changes:

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202609/1371583.shtml

"The shift suggests China's innovation system is moving from strength in scale and application toward a greater emphasis on source innovation and breakthroughs in fields such as AI, quantum technology and life sciences," Song added.

and this: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3368750/chin...