This to me is just indicative of a larger problem that is already in play (and has been all of my life) and thats the issues surrounding the internet. I would prefer NOT to use AI to learn about things. I'd much rather read a first hand account or an opinion from an expert presented alongside facts. So why are we so unable to do that?

Its becoming increasingly impossible to find useful information on the internet, a giant part of that issue is that a single company essentially controls 99% of the access to all of humanities information. Things like Wikipedia, the Internet Archive and government archiving are becoming increasingly important. Its time that we think about decoupling corporate control of the internet and establish some hard and fast ground rules that protect everyones rights while also following common sense.

Its not that people are afraid of knowledge, it is purely due to corporations wanting to be perceived a certain way and those same corporations covering their ass from lawsuits and scrutiny. Corporations will never change. You may as well call that a constant. So the solution isn't going to be focused around how corporations choose to operate. They have no incentive to ever do the right thing.