AI models must complement, not cannibalise, knowledge creation

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Large language models, or LLMs, like ChatGPT are effective because they are trained on high-quality human-generated content. However, there is a concern that they also undermine the incentives humans have to create original material, meaning that they might inadvertently be killing their feedstock.

Fears of such a death cycle are slightly exaggerated. But in the long term, societies should consider the steps that might be necessary for stopping LLMs from killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

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Dr. Omar Ahmad AlUbaydli, Studies and Research Director


Last Update: July 14, 2026