This assumes the same reward ratio also continues, but that's not the case. A cutting edge LLM is something much more valuable than a cracked copy of Word. Just like the LLM providers themselves decided violating copyright was an acceptable risk, it entirely depends on how people see the tradeoffs, rather than being a categorical decision.

I've seen "legitimate companies" commit piracy on a scale that well exceeds all cracked software piracy combined.

He said copyright infringement. The company tfa is about literally trained its models using massive copyright infringement.

Microsoft shipped windows for years with files signed by a warez group because Microsoft developers had used a piece of pirated software. Nothing happened.

Then they'll outsource dev work to agencies that have no frills with it and move along.