> If an AI views it, and is inspired by it, again, no harm done.

You had me till that^ line. In your example if "inspired" human start competing with you, then there is harm. If the inspired human is replaced by an AI, then it also harms. By harm I am referring to competition.

So instead of saying "no harm done", then maybe its more accurate to say "same harm as a other humans being inspired by your work".